Restaurants

The fast-casual concept will pilot Mocapay's mobile marketing suite at its University of Denver location, offering guests access to special offers and select giveaways.

Carlson Restaurants Worldwide and Macayo Restaurants LLC will join Papa Murphy's International for a panel discussion on how restaurants can manage costs and preserve value in today's volatile market at the 2010 Restaurant Executive Summit.

Panera Bread is extending the expansion of a labor management solution pilot this fall, in preparation for a full rollout to all company-owned bakery-cafes starting in 2011.

Corvirtus hiring assessments will be a feature of the applicant tracking system within the PeopleMatter Hire module, available in September.

Fully recovered from his nearly-fatal run-in with a bus during the 2009 Super Bowl, Jack (namesake and fictitious founder of Jack in the Box restaurants) is entertaining web site visitors with playful interactive technology. Meanwhile, the IT team behind the scenes is working on several innovative projects to help Jack in the Box bring efficiency and effective communication tools to guests and franchisees. HT talks with CIO Debra Jensen and VP of systems development Michael Verdesca.

Pizza Hut, Chili's Grill & Bar, and InterContinental Hotels Group are some of the latest hospitality brands that are leveraging location-based social networking applications in an effort to connect with guests and drive foot traffic.

In this annual industry perspective, Hospitality Technology talks to a cross-section of restaurant operators including Hard Rock and Pure Management Group, to find out what their point of sale overhaul needs were, and how their chosen systems stack up.

Jack in the Box's re-launched website features an interactive telephone, with Jack himself as the messenger, that lets users send personalized e-mails or phone calls; the perfect tool for talking football trash.