by Nicholas Upton | Jul 20, 2022 | Automation, News, Research
In a recent survey from Presto, drive-thru customers like the influx of automation and they want more. Presto, a digital services provider known recently for AI-voice technology, announced the findings of a biannual survey that showed a strong desire for more...
by Nicholas Upton | Jul 18, 2022 | Best Practices, News
Ghost kitchen operator Kitchen United and grocery giant Kroger have opened the second Kitchen United MIX location in Texas. The MIX location represents a lot of learnings from the company distilled into a smaller-format, high-tech location compared to some of the...
by Nicholas Upton | Jul 13, 2022 | Automation, News
Two savvy automation startups are forging ahead on the promise of fully automated pizza deliveries. Serve, the robotic delivery company that was spun off from Postmates, and robotic artisanal pizza purveyor Piestro announced a new partnership. Under the agreement,...
by Nicholas Upton | Jul 7, 2022 | Best Practices, News
Scores of restaurants and grocery offer up unused food for charity, but the last mile between those food retailers people who need it has historically been a wide gap. Even in areas like California or New York which have donation mandates for edible surplus food...
by Nicholas Upton | Jul 7, 2022 | Automation, News
Before drones are flying around our burritos, prescriptions and maybe giving us a quote on roof repair, we’re going to need some infrastructure to enable this transformation. Even though the Federal Aviation Administration is going to take some time to allow drone...
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 29, 2022 | Best Practices, News
Biscuit Bar co-CEO Janie Burkett shared what it took to wrangle her high-volume delivery business and land on numerous best-of lists. First, have really, absurdly good food. “The HOSS, it’s the biscuit that started the whole thing. It’s a biscuit topped with...