Serve Robotics Hauls In $40M and Prepares to Put 2,000 Robots on Streets
A Serve robot can deliver all manner of restaurant items, from burritos to salads, but could it handle an order of $40 million? That is what shareholders delivered to the robotics company last Thursday when the company debuted on the stock exchange. The haul brings...
Two New Polls Underscore Importance of Kiosks and Loyalty Programs
Two significant industry surveys recently came out, one voicing the opinions of consumers and the other operators, both revealing agreement in two areas: kiosks and loyalty programs. Tillster polled more than 1,000 U.S.-based quick-service and fast-casual diners about...
Panera and Jet’s Pizza To Offer Drone Delivery in Select Markets
If you are a consumer in the greater Seattle area craving one of Panera’s tasty soups, or a diner in Detroit hankering for a slice from Jet’s Pizza, you will soon be able to look to the skies for sustenance through a new drone-delivery option. Flynn Group, the largest...
Bikky and MOD Pizza Announce Tasty Partnership
MOD Pizza is enhancing its ability to understand its consumers through an engagement with Bikky, a customer data platform built exclusively for multi-unit restaurants. Bikky provides MOD with summary metrics that include new repeat customer counts across its more than...
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