by Hans Lammeman | Jun 18, 2026 | News
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii is saddled up for an era of expansion, having opened its 47th and 48th locations last week, with another 16 on the way by year’s end. Brand executives say that growth is only beginning, and a keen interest in nontraditional units is key to...
by Hans Lammeman | Jun 17, 2026 | News Briefs
Restaurant and retail technology platform Toast has garnered more than 170,000 partners since its launch in 2012 by developing products such as point-of-sale systems and loyalty solutions to revamp tech stacks. This summer, however, it seeks an operator with ambitions...
by Hans Lammeman | Jun 17, 2026 | News
Delivery robots from Texas-based autonomous vehicle startup Avride Inc. began navigating the densely populated Rosslyn-Ballston corridor in Northern Virginia this week. The launch makes Avride the only personal delivery device firm currently operating in Arlington...
by Hans Lammeman | Jun 10, 2026 | News
After expanding its delivery network to more than 60 universities across America since 2018, autonomous delivery firm Starship Technologies announced in early June that its fleet is ready to graduate beyond its U.S. university campus operations, pivoting to focus on...
by Hans Lammeman | Jun 10, 2026 | News Briefs
More than 179,000 users engaged with Toast IQ from January to March, the first full quarter for Toast’s artificial intelligence-powered assistant for restaurants and retailers since its launch last fall. The Boston-based digital technology platform analyzed...