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Finally, Little Caesars lets you pick up a pizza without talking to anyone
Digital Trends ^ | August 7, 2017 | Lulu Chang

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.”


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Food
KEYWORDS: fastfood; food; pizza; whocares
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To: deport

I get headaches from Sonic among others.


41 posted on 08/07/2017 7:22:38 PM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Yaelle

I agree frozen pizza from the market doctored up a bit are way better


42 posted on 08/07/2017 7:23:59 PM PDT by al baby (May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: suthener

"Someone beats me to it every time!"

That's usually the same thing I'm saying!

For those of us who don't have one of the following pizza joints in their state (or at least not near them), maybe this company should look into long-range, cross-country drones to deliver their product.     :-)



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43 posted on 08/07/2017 7:41:52 PM PDT by Songcraft (Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17)
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To: be-baw

Great deal. Except our locality increases the price. They try to keep it poetic. $5.55


44 posted on 08/07/2017 8:34:48 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Yaelle

Little Caesar’s always been P/U. At least that I recall. Definitely in its latest incarnation, last 15 years or so. But unlike others, it has a drive-thru.


45 posted on 08/07/2017 8:37:01 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Pray All Day

Doomed to fail.


46 posted on 08/07/2017 8:37:49 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Perhaps that is because they had no competition and could get real big.

But then, I think you are missing many chains...mostly bonafide restaurants.


47 posted on 08/07/2017 8:41:58 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: waterhill

Better than, for many things.

I’d include a local chocolatier, myself. And crabs.


48 posted on 08/07/2017 8:43:35 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: al baby

round table is the best chain pizza. imho.


49 posted on 08/07/2017 9:32:08 PM PDT by RitchieAprile
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To: the OlLine Rebel
But then, I think you are missing many chains...mostly bonafide restaurants.

I have tried some of the upscale pizza chains (Cerrones, Woodfire Pizza, Uno) and found them to be wanting. In the northeast, ANY serious restaurant becoming a chain of more than two or so looks like a sell-out. In the midwest it is considered a sign of success and to be expected. Also, the pizza parlours in the northeast sell mostly ... pizza.

In the midwest, people go to Giordano's, Uno's, Gino's East, Connie's, even Home Run Inn, and expect to get a salad or other side dish. At a place like Sally's, they cannot waste precious seating space on someone having something that isn't their best. Some of the low volume (the old Angelo's) or more formal places (Lido's of Meriden) will have other Italian dishes (e.g. Lasagna, Antipasto), but in the end, nearly everyone is having great pizza.
50 posted on 08/08/2017 4:02:08 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: be-baw

Dominos special is usually $6.99, medium 2 topping.

Red Baron cooked a stone is better than LC


51 posted on 08/08/2017 4:46:39 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: be-baw

Dominoes I had a couple of month ago was awful and inedible. It was the Asagio cheese (that I didn’t order] that ruined it.

I think there are alternate cheese selections. I usually order double cheese but just my preference. I see Freepers are into pizza. Even for breakfast I am sure.


52 posted on 08/08/2017 5:13:57 AM PDT by doosee (Captain, we are approaching a new level of Hell.)
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To: be-baw

A few years ago, we moved from Michigan (Home of Little Caesars) to Maryland. There were less than ten Little Caesars in the state. Proximity to one was on my wish list when house shopping. Kids loved it.

I found a house 1/2 mile away from a franchise. When we closed, our realtor gave my kids a $100 gift card. Friend for life.


53 posted on 08/08/2017 5:52:30 AM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: cyclotic

You don’t know the whole story. We had more LC back in the ‘90s, then they retreated from here. Now they are coming back, though it is different. Back when, they would put 2 pizzas as a deal on a simple cardboard channel covered with paper sleeve. And they had serious crazy bread. Now just a standard pizza box...which is more stable!


54 posted on 08/08/2017 6:30:28 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Eh. I’m not that picky about pizza. My main thing is don’t have pieces of tomatoe. I hate tomatoe texture and visual. I like it pulverized so I don’t know. So usually, “authentic” and homemade is anethema to me!


55 posted on 08/08/2017 6:32:38 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
I like it pulverized so I don’t know. So usually, “authentic” and homemade is anethema to me!

You'd have no problem with Connecticut or New York style; fresh, but pulverized.
56 posted on 08/08/2017 6:42:56 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Yeah, there’s no reason homemade can’t be pulverized, but most people don’t view it that way!


57 posted on 08/08/2017 6:45:40 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Funny, I lived in CT ‘95-6 and found LC again, after it had left my MD. Never had indie pizza there. SE CT. Which at the time had lousy regular restaurants, but great high-end places.


58 posted on 08/08/2017 7:07:43 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

I remember. pizza Pizza. Buy two for price of one. Mike Illitch, the founder revolutionized carry out pizza business several times.


59 posted on 08/08/2017 7:09:04 AM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Never had indie pizza there. SE CT.

Southeast is the wrong spot, New Haven is the epicenter. Oddly, someone finally made a movie about pizza, and it was in southeast CT (Mystic Pizza). I went to the pizza place it was supposedly based on. Pedestrian stuff.
60 posted on 08/08/2017 7:09:43 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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