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NEW STUDY: Why Fast Food Isn’t Innovating Fast Enough

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In short, customers want innovation, but restaurants, largely, aren’t giving it to them. The Index’s inaugural edition explores why companies in the $230 billion QSR space struggle to innovate, and how they can change that reputation. According to PYMNTS research, most brands in the QSR space are losing the innovation race.

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When QSRs Think Really Outside The Box In The Innovation Race

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The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. The drive-thru window, for example, first met the market in 1947 when it was introduced to the world by Sheldon “Red” Chaney, operator of Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri. The Rocky Mountain High Cheeseburger.

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Update on state small business commercial financing disclosure laws

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Around the nation, regulators are preparing to implement and enforce new consumer-like disclosure laws for small business commercial finance providers. New York regulators have yet to issue final regulations implementing the state’s Commercial Finance Disclosure Law (CFDL), which went into effect on January 1, 2022.

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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

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Eight additional states, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Vermont and the District of Columbia, are slated to be added in June.

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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend

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Pay in 4 is not currently available for residents of Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or any US Territories. Notable merchant partners include Best Buy, Home Depot, and Target. So, if there’s usually no interest being charged for BNPL purchases, how do these companies make any money? According to Kristen E.

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Panera Gives Its Customers A Verbal Order-Ahead Assist

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Louis, Missouri-based company partnered with Google to allow customers to place orders using simple phrases like, “OK Google, ask Panera for delivery,” or “OK Google, talk to Panera.”. It’s also about being one of the first national brands to embrace the next stage of mobile ordering, according to Berinato. Earlier this month, the St.

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This Time, We Want You To Drink The Kool-Aid

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And so, in celebration of national Kool-Aid day – which was technically yesterday, but is being celebrated throughout the weekend (more on that in a second) – we come not to bury Kool-Aid, but to praise it. Louis, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Jacksonville, Florida.

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