Papa Johns First to Deploy Google Cloud AI Ordering Agent
Papa Johns is updating its digital ordering experience through a new partnership with Google Cloud, focused on AI-powered ordering across channels. The pizza giant marks the first partner for Google’s newly expanded AI solution, dubbed, Food Ordering Agent. The goal...
Starbucks Brings Brand to ‘Beast Games’ Season 2
As brands look to connect more deeply with younger consumers, experiential marketing and creator-led partnerships are taking center stage. Starbucks is kicking off the New Year with a high-profile collaboration with YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, better known as...
2026 Restaurant Predictions and the Rise of Digital Hospitality
As restaurants head into 2026, operators are rethinking how hospitality shows up beyond the four walls. Stephanie Jaeger, Learning and Development Specialist at JOEY Restaurant Group and Immediate Past President of Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI)—a global...
Olo Acquires Spendgo to Expand Platform with Loyalty
Restaurant tech platform Olo just wrapped up its acquisition of Spendgo, the loyalty and guest engagement platform. With Olo Loyalty, restaurant brands can boost guest engagement and profitability while using Olo’s full suite of ordering, payment, guest data, and...
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