Bolla Market launches first loyalty program across 160-plus stores
Bolla Oil Corp., the operator of Bolla Market convenience stores, has launched its first customer loyalty program. Bolla Rewards was created in partnership with Par Technology Corp. Bolla Rewards was designed to drive repeat in-store visits, deliver immediate customer value and deepen engagement across more than 160 locations throughout the New York Tri-State area, the […]
Pizza Factory taps PAR Technology for unified restaurant management suite
Franchise brand Pizza Factory has selected PAR Technology Corporation for its unified suite of solutions to modernize the restaurant chain’s technology stack across its 110 locations, according to a press release. Pizza Factory, which operates 108 franchised locations and two corporate stores, will implement a platform that includes PAR POS, PAR Ordering, PAR Hardware, a […]
Smoothie King Uses Gamification to Drive Loyalty Engagement, Incremental Revenue
Early results following Smoothie King’s implementation of PAR Games, a gamified engagement capability within PAR Punchh, showing meaningful gains in guest engagement, reactivation, and incremental revenue across the brand. Since launching PAR Games three months ago as part of its Healthy Rewards loyalty program, Smoothie King has used gamified experiences such as “spin-to-win” to turn […]
The Secret to Restaurant Profitability
The restaurant industry has entered a new era where fractional gains determine who survives. Net sales growth is hovering near 1 percent. Labor costs rose six percent in 2024, nearly double the national average. Turnover improved modestly, but more than three-quarters of operators still report staffing shortages. Every input cost is climbing while the volume […]
Winners’ Circle: Oli Ostertag on PAR Technology, Coach AI, and Smarter Restaurant Operations
Oli Ostertag is helping restaurant and convenience store operators use AI to improve performance without losing the human side of hospitality. At PAR Technology, Oli works on enterprise technology for restaurants and C-stores, supporting operations, loyalty, payments, engagement, and point of sale systems across more than 150,000 sites. PAR recently won a BIG Innovation Award […]
Connect Your Data. Everything Else Should Follow.
Restaurant operators must turn their aligned data into action in order to generate revenue and manage rising costs, according to PAR Technology’s 2026 QSR Operational Index. “The operators pulling away from the field have connected their front-of-house ordering, their loyalty platform, and their back-of-house data into a single system that tells them what’s working at […]
Report: Loyalty Is QSR’s Primary Growth Engine
PAR Technology, a technology provider powering multi-unit operators across restaurant, retail, and large-scale commerce, released its “2026 QSR Operational Index Report,” offering a data-driven look at how many of its customer QSR brands are navigating shifting consumer behavior, rising cost pressures, and the growing importance of loyalty-led engagement. Based on aggregated, anonymized data from more […]
It’s Not a Discount Problem. It’s an Attention One.
Gen Z isn’t just here for the deals. They’re seeking brands that hold their attention. Gen Z is the most active generation in restaurant loyalty programs right now. According to data from the PAR Punchh platform, they account for 38 percent of loyalty sign-ups and 35 percent of check-ins across the platform in 2024, surpassing […]
