by Tom Kaiser | Jun 2, 2022 | News
Countering the norm of virtual restaurant providers selling a portfolio of brands, Forward Kitchens builds custom concepts for each client, which tend to be small-scale independent operators looking to grow their delivery revenue. Founded by Raghav Poddar in San...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 2, 2022 | Automation, Briefs, News
As one of the primary restaurant trendsetters, Chick-fil-A is testing autonomous delivery with Refraction AI at two restaurants in Austin, Texas, is certainly headline-generating news. Through the partnership, a fleet of self-driving robots in downtown Austin are...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 2, 2022 | Briefs, News, Research, Third-Party Delivery
As Toast aggregate sales data shows restaurant sales growth in all regions of the U.S., the latest Restaurant Trends Report shows that on-premises dining sales were up 46 percent during the first quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter of 2021, while takeout and...
by Tom Kaiser | May 26, 2022 | News, Research, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
DoorDash’s second-annual Restaurant Online Ordering Trends Report shows that volumes are staying strong at the largest U.S. third-party delivery provider. According to the report, 83 percent of consumers are ordering delivery as much or more than they did last year,...
by Tom Kaiser | May 26, 2022 | News
Restaurants using the Square point-of-sale platform have a new suite of tools at their disposal, part of a raft of new solutions aimed at helping restaurants of all kinds improve their bottom line and increase operational efficiency. The company also announced new...