Lewisville, Texas — MCS, a national property services company founded in 1986, has acquired industry-leading commercial facilities services firm Chain Store Maintenance (CSM). MCS’s interior commercial facility services platform will be marketed as Chain Store Maintenance – an MCS Company, offering the core interior maintenance services that CSM is known for. Exterior facility services will continue to be marketed under MCS. In addition to expanding MCS’s overall commercial services offerings, the acquisition enhances its ability to serve its residential clients in the mortgage servicing and single-family rental industries with an …
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Houston — HungerRush, a leading cloud software provider for the restaurant industry, has expanded its leadership team with the addition of a new chief financial officer (CFO), chief operating officer (COO), vice president of finance and vice president of independent operators (I/O) sales. The growing finance team welcomes two new team members. David Tabachnick joins the team as CFO and Patrick Hughes will assume the role of vice president of finance. Tabachnick joins HungerRush from Acoustic where he most recently served as CAO. He brings more than 20 years of …
— By Tyler Simmons — Restaurants need a new menu item: food waste strategy. Waste is a concept. We decide on a marker of when something usable becomes unusable, whether that is within a certain timeframe or due to a certain visual indicator — like a bruise on an apple or a snack past its ‘best before’ label. One minute food is edible, delicious, desirable — the next it’s unsellable, tainted, trash. Waste is an unfortunate output of system inefficiency, and the economical and environmental impact of when the …
Chicago — Chowly, a restaurant technology company that integrates third-party delivery marketplaces with point-of-sale (POS) systems, has acquired Koala, a guest experience platform that empowers established and emerging restaurant brands to elevate their digital ordering experience across web, app and kiosk to drive immediate results. The combined business will represent over 16,000 restaurant locations on the platform. “We’re thrilled to welcome Koala to the Chowly team,” says Sterling Douglass, co-founder and CEO, Chowly. “Merging these two businesses together represents a major leap forward in the mission of both organizations as …
Danville, Ill. — Watchfire, a leading provider of exterior, interior and gas price LED displays for the convenience store industry, was selected by Kwik Stop to provide digital signs at 27 c-store locations in Nebraska and Colorado. To date, 23 locations have installed double-faced 4’x6’ 10mm outdoor digital signs and the remaining will be completed by summer. In addition, some locations have installed Watchfire’s Price WatcherTM gas price signs, which offer a bright fuel price display that can be changed efficiently and safely, day or night. The Watchfire displays replaced …
San Carlos, Calif. — Presto Automation Inc., the largest drive-thru automation technology provider in the hospitality industry, has been awarded the Supplier of the Year Innovation Award for 2022 by iconic drive-thru restaurant chain Checkers & Rally’s. Presto has been recognized for successfully delivering and scaling its A.I.-powered voice assistant, Presto VoiceTM, at hundreds of Checkers & Rally’s drive-thru restaurants nationwide. Over the past year, Presto Voice has consistently demonstrated that drive-thru A.I.-driven voice automation can significantly lower labor costs while simultaneously driving up revenue. “We announced a rollout of …
Rochester, N.Y. — Waste Harmonics, a national technology-enabled managed waste service provider, has acquired New Market Waste Solutions, a management and consulting company dedicated to designing and implementing cost-effective, sustainable solutions for clients in the waste and recycling industry across North America, spanning both Canada and the U.S. With the acquisition, New Market Waste Solutions’ services will complement Waste Harmonics by leveraging sustainable waste and recycling programs and solutions. It will also provide customers with elite waste management services centered around quality customer service. New Market Waste Solutions currently utilizes …
— By Casey Hoffhines — The importance and functionality of parking lot bollards to protect your stores, restaurants and customers. Parking bollards are short, protective posts that are embedded into the ground and serve as a parking lot safety barrier that protects pedestrians and building infrastructures from car accidents. A paving contractor will strategically place parking lot bollards in areas that are likely to sustain damage from vehicles. So, what are bollards and where did it all begin? They made their way through history by making their first appearance …
San Carlos, Calif. — Presto Automation Inc., the largest drive-thru automation technology provider in the hospitality industry, is expanding its partnership with Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. to provide automated voice ordering at several drive-thru restaurants nationwide. Its artificial intelligence (A.I.) powered solution, Presto Voice™, is already operating 24/7 at select Del Taco locations where it is significantly helping operations by improving labor productivity, increasing suggestive selling and boosting guest and staff experience. Del Taco has 600+ locations nationwide. “With Del Taco’s desire to build a drive-thru that improves operational efficiency …
— Interview with Hal Moorefield — R&R: Where are you based, and how long has the company been in business? Hal Moorefield: Moorefield Construction Inc. headquarters are located in Santa Ana, California, with a second office in Sacramento, California. Moorefield Construction is a family-owned company and just celebrated 65 years in business under the same name. R&R: What is your name and title, and how long have you been with the company? Moorefield: I am Hal Moorefield, vice president, and have been with the company for over 40 years. …