Tech’s Effect in 2017 from Toast and Fishbowl’s Buzz Brands

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MRM's Daily Bite Magnificent Monday version offers news from Toast, Fishbowl, Zoli's, Dickey's Barbecue Pit, HoodMart and Kidde.

Send news items to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. 

The 2017 Tech EffectToast unveiled its third annual Restaurant Technology in 2017 Industry Report. The findings cover both diner preferences and restaurateur perspectives.

Key findings include:

95 percent of restaurateurs agree that technology improves business efficiency; 81 percent of diners used a restaurant’s website to place an online order; and, 82 percent of diners go out to eat at least once a week.Commenting on what will have the greatest future impact on restaurant technology, David Scott Peters, founder of TheRestaurantExpert.com, said, “As technology gets less expensive and more systems talk with each other, software will get smarter and not only provide analytics, it will automatically tell the restaurant owner where the problems are and what they need…