Snacking Dayparts Present Off-Prem Growth Opportunity, Research Finds
While dinner and lunch handily earn the top two spots for American consumers’ most common restaurant purchase occasions, snacking dayparts offers significant opportunity, especially among Gen Z and single-parent consumers, outside traditionally busy mealtimes. That’s...
Why Yelp Host is Integrating OpenAI’s Latest Voice Model
Continuing its push to integrate the latest artificial intelligence models across its tools, Yelp opted to deploy OpenAI’s GPT-Live-1 into Yelp Host, a voice AI solution for restaurant operators, and Hatch, an AI communication platform designed for service...
DoorDash’s $425M Wonder Deal Brings Grubhub Campus Dining Into Its Fold
Editor’s note: This article was corrected Sept. 21 to accurately reflect Grubhub’s acquisition history. Just Eat Takeaway.com acquired Grubhub in 2021, and Wonder agreed to acquire Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway.com for $650 million in November 2024. DoorDash is...
Shipley CEO: New Catering Platform Advances Digital Growth Strategy
When Shipley Donuts rolled out its first digital platform designed specifically for catering orders in July, the nearly 400-unit chain viewed the move as more than just a new sales channel. CEO Flynn Dekker said the initiative formalized catering as a strategic growth...
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