Grubhub Taps Beli, Alexa+ and Bilt Integrations to Drive Restaurant Demand
Wonder announced new Grubhub integrations with Eater, Beli, Amazon Alexa+ and Bilt, expanding how diners discover restaurants, access rewards and place orders. The company said the partnerships are designed to meet consumers where they already spend time while...Poll of the Week June 4, 2026
AI Inventory Management: Polished or Potential? Do you think AI-powered inventory management technology is beneficial for restaurants or has the potential to be? Yes, it is already delivering meaningful value for restaurants. Yes, but the technology still needs...
Inside Club Wingstop: The ‘Members Eat First’ Loyalty Strategy
With domestic same-store sales down 8.7 percent in Q1 2026 from a year prior, Wingstop launched its first-ever loyalty platform, Club Wingstop, May 28, rolling out a rewards program specifically designed to break from the norm. The Dallas-based chicken wing chain...
Boba’s Growing Influence on American’s Ordering Habits
Asian beverage culture has seeped well into mainstream America, proving an industry-shaping force rather than a fad as the number of U.S. boba tea shops continues to tick upwards after years of growth. The U.S. bubble tea store count reached 11,162 as of April 1,...
Matternet CEO Gives Bird’s-Eye View of Aggressive Scaling Strategy
After nearly 15 years of developing aircraft and delivery infrastructure, California-based drone delivery platform Matternet is finally ready to take off. That’s the assessment of CEO Andreas Raptopoulos, who says the company is positioned to scale significantly...
Starbucks Pulls Back AI Inventory Counting Tool
Starbucks has stepped away from an AI-powered inventory counting tool that automated product counts in its stores, as first reported by Reuters. The technology combines computer vision and 3D spatial intelligence to scan items like milk, syrups and other beverage...
Will Delivery Benefit from the World Cup?
Contributing editor, Peter Backman, is a long-term foodservice sector guru and founder of theDelivery.World, a platform that connects the delivery sector and makes sense of the myriad changes and challenges that affect the sector across the globe. Does delivery...
Uber Increases Delivery Hero Stake as Global Consolidation Continues
Uber has increased its stake in Delivery Hero, becoming the German food delivery company’s largest shareholder as consolidation continues across the global delivery sector. Delivery Hero posted on its website that Uber now owns about 19.5 percent of its issued...
Why Kalei’s Kitchenette Said No to 3PD
After five years spent building a customer base through catering and vending at farmers markets, co-founders Andy and Khara Mangiduyos opened the first and still only brick-and-mortar location of Kalei’s Kitchenette in 2023, a 1,200-square-foot Hawaiian-style eatery...
Outstanding Operators
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