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May I Take Your Order: The Past, Present, and Future of Drive-Thrus
Restaurant drive-thrus are a quick and convenient place for customers to grab their favorite foods along their daily commutes. Pre-pandemic, 60-70 percent of a quick-service restaurant’s business came from the drive-thru. As restaurants innovate to create additional profit avenues, drive-thru …
Crunchtime and QSR Automations Agree to Merge, Delivering Powerful Restaurant Technology to Manage Entire Food Lifecycle
Combination of comprehensive operations management platform with kitchen automation will help customers execute more efficiently and profitably BOSTON, June 10, 2025–Crunchtime Information Systems, Inc., a leading back-of-house operations platform provider for the restaurant industry, and QSR …
QSR Automations Announces Majority Growth Investment from Battery Ventures
Transition Represents New Era of Innovation and Growth Louisville, KY. (November, 1) – QSR Automations, a global leader in restaurant technology solutions, today announced a strategic, majority growth investment from Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm. This investment …
Mellow Mushroom Partners with QSR Automations to Enhance Kitchen Operations
Innovative Partnership Aims to Streamline Kitchen Operations Nationwide LOUISVILLE, Ky., October 22, 2024 — Today, QSR Automations, a global leader in kitchen automation and guest management services, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Mellow Mushroom, a standout brand recognized …
QSR Automations Partners with Dave’s Hot Chicken
Partnership to Integrate Advanced Kitchen Technology Across Fast-Growing Restaurant Chain LOUISVILLE, Ky, August 21, 2024 — Today, QSR Automations, a global leader in kitchen automation and guest management services, announced its strategic partnership with Dave's Hot Chicken. Since its start, …



