C3’s Sam Nazarian Talks Purchase of Kitchen United Assets, Outlook on Ghost Kitchen Space
Sam Nazarian, CEO of digital restaurant company C3 and sbe hospitality group, has acquired Kitchen United’s IP (intellectual property) and ghost kitchen-related assets. Once a leader in the ghost kitchen space, Kitchen United shuttered its physical locations late...
SoundHound Acquires SYNC3 Voice AI Platform
California-based SoundHound, one of the largest providers of artificial intelligence-based voice recognition, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire SYNC3 Restaurant Solutions, another provider of voice AI. SoundHound says this deal will make it “the...
Craveworthy and C3 Partner to Franchise Mediterranean Fast-Casual Brand
Craveworthy Brands CEO Gregg Majewski said he is excited to partner with C3 for the first time and work with Sam Nazarian’s digital restaurant company to launch the franchising platform for an emerging Mediterranean fast-casual brand he is convinced has enormous...
TGI Fridays Using C3, Krispy Rice Sushi to Expand its Menu
Editor’s note: Brandon Coleman, who TGI Fridays promoted to CEO in August, has resigned for personal reasons, the company announced October 31. Weldon Spangler, a longtime TGI Fridays board member, has been appointed CEO effective immediately. Spangler...
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