Uber’s $2.3B ezCater Deal Continues Delivery Platforms’ Catering Push
Uber Technologies’ $2.3 billion agreement to acquire third-party catering platform ezCater this week represents a significant push into the space for the parent company of third-party delivery giant Uber Eats. The October 6 announcement extends the pattern of...
Jack in the Box Rolls Out Workforce Tech as Labor Costs Climb
In the midst of a tech stack revamp that spanned point-of-sale system replacements and the rollout of a new inventory management tool, Jack in the Box deployed Harri, a workforce management platform, systemwide in five months. Luke Fryer, CEO and founder of Harri,...
Off-Prem-Focused AI Agent Startup Raises $4M
Kutlerri.ai, a Houston-based artificial intelligence startup offering a lineup of off-premises-focused agents alongside other AI assistants tailored for restaurant management use cases, secured a $4 million funding round aimed at fueling expansion. The round will...
Cava Executives Celebrate 500th Location—and They’re Already Eyeing the 1,000th
Sixteen years after a trio of childhood friends opened the first Cava location in the Washington, D.C., area, the original group of cofounders gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the chain’s 500th restaurant on September 23 at the University of...
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