by Adam Wahlberg | Apr 2, 2025 | News Briefs
It’s such a natural collaboration that it’s surprising it hasn’t happened sooner. Uber and Open Table have formed a partnership to combine Uber’s ride-hailing and delivery services with OpenTable’s restaurant network. The companies plan to develop integrations of the...
by Adam Wahlberg | Apr 2, 2025 | News
There’s a poorly kept secret about the effectiveness of voice AI systems in the drive-thru. Secondary noises coming from the car are a real pain. “In previous versions of the technology, the AI agent would get confused by interfering speech,” said Umut Isik, CEO of...
by Adam Wahlberg | Apr 1, 2025 | News
Headlines about the restaurant industry last year were filled with gloom. Stories about inflation, wage pressures, consumer dissatisfaction. Things seemed bleak. But a new survey from TouchBistro shows consumers in 2025 are feeling better about restaurants, especially...
by Adam Wahlberg | Mar 31, 2025 | News
Perkins is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. Perkins is more than breakfast. That’s not the brand’s motto but it may as well be as that’s where the brand’s head is at in 2025. But let’s be clear: the brand, which operates close to 300 locations in the U.S. and...
by Adam Wahlberg | Mar 26, 2025 | News
When Dilip Rao was hit by a car while walking in New York City in 2014, he thought his life was over. In fact, it was just beginning. On that day he suffered a concussion and other injuries, which took several months to heal. Suddenly, his fast-paced life as an...