Trends & Innovation

How to Attract Top Staff Through Your Restaurant Design

Check out six expert tips for employee-friendly restaurant design to keep your team safe and happy for top-notch service.

5 Ways To Make Your Restaurant More Sustainable

Learn five things eco-friendly restaurants do and explore tech-based solutions that can help improve your sustainability — and your bottom line.

Should You Add a Food Truck to Your Cafe or Catering Business?

Explore the pros and cons of starting a food truck business as a way of expanding your cafe or catering operation.

New Restaurant Business Models That Are Thriving in 2025

Explore new restaurant business models that can help you offset rising food and labor costs and increasingly price-conscious customers.

How Restaurant Catering Sales Can Boost Your Bottom Line

App8 CEO Elias Hage highlights the bottom-line benefits of restaurant catering and the role technology can play in boosting restaurant catering sales.

How to Start a Food Truck and Find Success in Food Halls

Stephanie Swanz, a Tampa restaurant operator, shares her tips for starting a food truck business and finding success in food halls.

The Top 3 Restaurant Industry Challenges Today

What restaurant industry challenges are keeping operators up at night? Get the pros’ take on rising food costs, immigration crackdowns, and more.

How Restaurants Are Dealing With Rising Egg Prices

Rising inflation and an ongoing surge of avian flu cases means the price of eggs is going up. Learn how restaurant operators and their customers are responding.

How to Set Up Your Restaurant for Success in 2025

Discover five crucial keys to restaurant success in 2025 with an emphasis on the latest, most effective restaurant technology trends.

A Non-Alcoholic Drink Menu for Dry January and Beyond

Adding non-alcoholic beverages to your restaurant bar menu isn't just for Dry January — customers are looking for zero-proof options year round.

The Most Surprising Innovations in Restaurant Tech

Technology trends for restaurants in 2025 will include AI, automation, and robotics--all in an effort to increase efficiency and profitability.

The Impact of AI on Restaurant Operations

There are many different ways to explore implementing AI in restaurants, all of which streamline operations and increase efficiency.