
Survey of 400 quick service and fast casual restaurant operators who weighed in on technology use, equipment failures, and improving guest experiences. Here’s what they had to say.
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Restaurant growth will be driven by operational clarity, not guesswork. This outlook explores five key trends shaping restaurant operations in 2026 that can help reduce costs, cut waste, and deliver consistent guest experiences across every location.

By delivering flexibility, resiliency, and scalability, the MQflex empowers and transforms food service environments into smart, connected restaurants - enabling competitiveness, performance, and versatility for sustainable, measurable success.

Explore the top foodservice trends with insights from MachineQ's own industry expert, Tom Woodbury. Discover how operational challenges are influencing organizations and why automation is leading the charge to greater efficiency.

Getting started with IoT In foodservice operations involves factors like connectivity, devices, data, deployment, and more.

With IoT solutions, restaurant operators can maximize cost savings, protect their bottom line, empower operations, and discover lasting ROI.
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Discover how IoT solutions deliver ROI for foodservice operators via cost-cutting opportunities from the kitchen to the bathroom for enhanced efficiency and savings.
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Food services operators are looking to IoT solutions to save time, automate mundane tasks, combat staff shortages, mitigate risk, and gain measurable cost savings and ROI.

Learn how to turn kitchen chaos into control. Discover how to use existing data to cut downtime, reduce waste, and boost efficiency across foodservice operations.
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Discover how IoT, AI, and automation are reshaping retail, solving staffing challenges, and improving inventory management from NRF 2025 insights.

The three-day conference at one of the largest retail tradeshows uncovered some key themes. Here are the takeaways from NRF 2023.

For foodservice operators, customary IoT-backed solutions like temperature monitoring of refrigerators and freezers have the power to deliver quantifiable ROI, while combatting challenges grappling the industry.