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Posted on 08/07/2017 3:56:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
It’s already the meal you turn to when you’re looking to expend as little effort as possible, and now pizza chains across the U.S. — and the U.K. — are looking to simplify the process to purchase a pie. The latest innovation comes from Little Caesars, which on Monday introduced its new Reserve-N-Ready service. The key to the service is a device known as the Pizza Portal, which is being heralded as the first heated, self-service mobile order pickup station in the fast-food industry.
So what does this mean for you? In essence, you can now get your pizza without ever interacting with another person. Just download Little Caesar’s app and pay for your order. You’ll then get a three-digit or QR code sent to your phone. Once you make your way to a Little Caesar’s location, you’ll simply need to enter or scan your code and open up the self-service Pizza Portal, grab your pie, and be on your merry way.
Currently, the Reserve-N-Ready system is being tested in select stores, but the pizza chain promises that it will expand to other markets throughout 2017.
While some easy-ordering methods from other pizza chains have certain limitations on the kind of pie you can order, just about anything from Little Caesars, its app, and its Pizza Portal is included in this service. “The genuine purpose behind integrating advanced technology into our stores is all about improving the customer experience, and building on our convenience and quality,” said David Scrivano, president and CEO of Little Caesars.
Ultimately, the pizza chain notes, the goal is to make buying and eating pizza easier than ever, and the “breakthrough Pizza Portal has the potential” to do just that.
Automation is becoming increasingly ubiquitous throughout the restaurant industry, with some food service providers even looking to replace their waitstaff with robots (though not always with the most successful results). But when it comes down to it, Scrivano told USA Today, the point isn’t to get rid of human employees, but rather to boost efficiency. The executive noted: “It’s all about convenience. In and out in seconds. No line. No wait.”
“Scrivano told USA Today, the point isn’t to get rid of human employees,”
The point is to avoid paying the increasing minimum wages.
Frozen pizza overs the same thing
Pizza! Pizza! Little Caesars $5 Hot ‘n Ready pepperoni is still the best fast food bargain around these parts.
Is Little Caesars pizza?
You have to get into your car and DRIVE there??? Too much work. ;)
Several chains are now going to kiosk ordering systems.
You have to get into your car and DRIVE there??? Too much work. ;)
Maybe Amazon can solve that problem....
Patronize Dominoes Pizza. Conservative pro life owner. Funded the Catholic University in Tampa. Donohue.
Money talks
And to avoid having any humans in the chain of responsibility when something goes wrong.
I will pass.
I didn’t like Domino’s the few times I’ve had it. The taste and texture and spices just aren’t what I’m used to or like.
But maybe I’ll try them again.
Case Study 1: Little Caesars Veteran Franchise Program
http://www.franchisedirect.com/information/militaryveteranfranchiseinformation/casestudy1littlecaesarsveteranfranchiseprogram/130/664/
As a crummegon I’d rather not deal with employees. I prefer to see people employed. Looks like they’re doing it to themselves.
Well, if I lived somewhere where they existed I might, but here in the Northeast we have old school Eyetalians who came here (legally) for the free market opportunities. Trumpers through and through and the pizza is on a higher metaphysical plane of deliciousness than what is seen imaginable by Dominoes .
...and sounds just about as appetizing.
“Pizza! Pizza! Little Caesars $5 Hot ‘n Ready pepperoni is still the best fast food bargain around these parts.”
Disagree. It’s not good pizza. Good pizza is worth its weight in gold.
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Yeah, where I grew up, them Eyetalians could just rely on word-of-mouth to pack ‘em in. Some of the best pizza and sub joints were a hole-in-the-wall named Giuseppe’s or Patitucci’s or Pyzano’s or whatnot. I’m not into that gluten-free, arugula and white sauce gourmet crap. I want chewy, yeasty dough and a sauce that starts with vine-ripened Roma tomatoes. And throw a few extra slices on top of that whole milk Mozzarella. Still, Little Caesar’s isn’t bad, for what it is.
That’s what I’m talking about.
You bet!
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