New York City Clamps Down on Takeout, Delivery, Single-Use Plastic
In the latest effort to reduce its plastic waste footprint, New York City has placed restrictions on single-use plastic in takeout and delivery services. It’s all part of the “Skip the Stuff” bill that prohibits restaurants and delivery services from automatically...
DoorDash Debuts Self-Serve Integration Onboarding Capabilities
In an effort to reduce the amount of time operators spend managing their restaurant’s tech stack, DoorDash has launched Self-Serve Integration Onboarding. The feature enables restaurant partners to join the DoorDash marketplace in days, rather than what could take...
Donatos Looks to New Markets with Autonomous Pizza Vending Machine
Donatos and its sister companies Agápe Automation and Grote Company have partnered with robotics company Appetronix to create a fully autonomous pizza vending machine. Although still in development, the model will resemble Toronto-based Appetronix’s Asian cuisine bot...
Chipotle Tests ‘Autocado” a Guacamole Prep Robot
Chipotle aims to slash employee time spent preparing their signature guacamole with a new robotic prototype. Dubbed the “Autocado” the machine cuts, cores and peels avocados before they are hand mashed and additional ingredients added. How it works: An employee...
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