Snackpass Nabs $70 Million for Highly Social Digital Ordering
Curious what your friend ate for lunch? Want to break the ice with an iced coffee? That’s the social focus that helped Snackpass secure a $70 million Series B round to transform digital ordering. The company was started in 2017, when founder Kevin Tan was a...
C3 Announces Reef Partnership, $80 Million Fundraise
C3 announced it would soon be in 500 Reef ghost kitchens through a deal that brings another $80 million to the fast-growing foodservice technology and branding firm. The company, founded by hospitality giant Sam Nazarian who is also the chairman and CEO of SBE...
Amazon Expands Delivery Robot Program in Helsinki
Amazon is expanding its work on Amazon Scout, the company’s land-based delivery robot. The delivery giant is hiring a team of engineers and developing new software to help simulate real-world conditions its robots will face out on the streets. With these...
The Frenzy for Brooklyn Dumpling Shop’s Automat Model
The first automat opened in 1895 in Berlin. Dubbed the Quisisana, it was the first method of getting food and beverages sans human interaction—insert coin, get a coffee or a sandwich in return. It was mind boggling, selling more than 35,000 items its first day in...
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