Kristen Hawley writes about the restaurant business from San Francisco. She's the founder of Expedite, a weekly restaurant technology newsletter highlighting news and big ideas about the future of the ...

Perhaps no symbol is as emblematic of dining out in the modern era as the QR code. It graces our tables at restaurants, beckoning us to pull out our phones and scan. QR is short for "quick response," ...

Restaurants have replaced physical menus with QR codes, a change that many in the industry believe is likely permanent. QR code downloads have soared 750% over the last 18 months, according to Bitly.

In fact, according to Uniqode ’s State of QR Codes 2026 report, most consumers now interact with QR Codes regularly, with a ...

Quick response codes, those boxy information-packed cousins to bar codes, are being used by Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant in Montclair, N.J., to engage mobile-technology-savvy guests and spur buzz.

Is the QR code a relic of pandemic-era dining, or is it the future of restaurants? The answer probably depends on the type of eatery you’re in. While restaurants of all stripes embraced QR codes ...

Their fifteen minutes of pandemic fame are up. Remember 2020, when we were thrilled to be dining outdoors after a three-month lockdown? Capturing a QR code and seeing a restaurant menu pop up on your ...

QR codes can be used to pull up a menu in a restaurant, get more information at museums, pay for parking, etc. Those black and white QR codes are everywhere. And even though QR codes were invented in ...

Uniqode reports that dynamic QR Codes can route users to different destinations based on context, enhancing marketing strategies and user engagement.