by Bernadette Heier | Nov 23, 2022 | Automation, Briefs, News
Nuro, the autonomous delivery startup, is laying off about 20 percent of its staff, or 300 people, according to an email sent to employees. In the email published online, co-founders Jiajun Zhu and Dave Ferguson wrote, “laying off team members is always the last...
by Bernadette Heier | Nov 23, 2022 | Automation, Briefs, News
It may have been the aroma of pizza that lured a crowd of curious bystanders to the PizzaForno booth, or maybe it was the automated pizza oven baking pies at rapid speed. One of 299 exhibitors at the annual Restaurant Finance & Development Conference in Las Vegas,...
by Tom Kaiser | Nov 23, 2022 | Best Practices, News, Top Stories
Thanx founder and CEO Zach Goldstein believes restaurants should move away from discounting as a primary feature of loyalty programs. After rolling out its Loyalty 3.0 platform, he’s urging decision-makers to think strategically about guest engagement and customer...
by Matthew Liedke | Oct 13, 2022 | Best Practices, News, Third-Party Delivery
Efficiency is an important element of the restaurant industry, and the increase in delivery demand means more is being done to make that front more effective, too. Some new products assisting restaurants in improving the delivery segment were shared by panelists in...
by Matthew Liedke | Sep 28, 2022 | Best Practices, News
With restaurants continuing to get more of their business through delivery orders, maintaining the quality of the food is becoming increasingly paramount. In order to ensure the quality of the food is as good at the office or at home as it would be in a restaurant,...
by Matthew Liedke | Sep 28, 2022 | Best Practices, News
When food is delivered to an off-premises location, a key way to represent the brand of a restaurant is through the packaging. That was the message shared during a panel focused on branded containers at the Off-Premises Packaging Summit by Food On Demand in Dallas...