by Tom Kaiser | Apr 14, 2022 | Briefs, News
An accelerated partnership from Zume and Solenis aims to replace plastic and styrofoam foodservice packaging with a new line of PFAS-free products that the two companies claim is better for the environment. Doubling down on an existing partnership, the two companies...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 14, 2022 | Briefs, Finance, News
After completing a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round, Ghost Financial is emerging from stealth mode to provide what it calls a “comprehensive financing and business services platform” for ghost kitchens and other restaurant ventures, including insurance, payroll,...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 14, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Flybuy, a curbside, in-store and pickup platform, has added new functionality allowing delivery driver location tracking. This comes through new, direct integrations with DoorDash, Uber Eats, Postmates, Point Pickup Technologies and others through Flybuy’s flexible...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 31, 2022 | Best Practices, News
It’s getting easier to picture the next generation of dining experiences, especially as restaurants and tech providers are bringing new features to the loyalty and customer engagement spaces. Whatever kinds of space grains we’ll be eating, the rest of the experience...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 31, 2022 | Briefs, News
As Reef and other ghost kitchen operators have learned, municipal approval is a lynchpin vital to the present and future of the category. Last week, commissioners in its hometown of Miami unanimously renewed an ordinance created to regulate app-based delivery and...