Shipley CEO: New Catering Platform Advances Digital Growth Strategy
When Shipley Donuts rolled out its first digital platform designed specifically for catering orders in July, the nearly 400-unit chain viewed the move as more than just a new sales channel. CEO Flynn Dekker said the initiative formalized catering as a strategic growth channel for the Houston-based brand.
The courier cost equation is changing
If courier costs keep rising faster than order values, platforms have few places to recover the difference. They can charge customers more, raise commissions, lean more heavily on advertising and paid placements or take it out of their own margins.
Pure Green ‘Going All In’ on AI, CEO Says
Pure Green CEO Ross Franklin explains how AI reshaped the brand’s corporate operating structure and management workflows.
Shortly after entering a partnership with DoorDash to refresh its digital presence, Hungry Howie’s became the latest and largest national pizza chain to partner with Cartwheel.
Cava’s Mediterranean Summer Supper Series brought together nearly 300 guests in person but garnered hundreds of millions of online impressions. Senior exec Nitya Madhavan shares the strategy underpinning the emphasis on events.
It’s Probably Time for Everyone to Jump Back On the Restaurant Catering Bandwagon
If you think you’ve heard a lot about catering recently, you have. It seems as though every restaurant-related company decided catering is the answer, again.
A&W CEO Details Seven-Year Chicken Sandwich Journey
CEO Betsy Schmandt reveals why A&W’s answer to the chicken sandwich wars came seven years after the phenomenon began.
Einstein Bros. CMO Reveals Why Pumpkin Bagels Are Back
After seven years off the menu, Einstein Bros. Bagels reintroduced pumpkin bagels and schmears as fall LTOs nationwide. The strategy involves digital channels, catering promotions and responding to years of guest feedback.
Restaurant AI Expert Unpacks Approach to Tech Stacks
Science On Call CEO Andy Freivogel shares the similarities between operators’ approaches to AI today compared to Wi-Fi 20 years ago, and how that shapes his approach to restaurant technology.
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