by Nicholas Upton | Dec 2, 2021 | Automation, News
At the bleeding edge of robotic restaurant operations, Blendid is rethinking the smoothie bar. It’s out in the wild, ahead of the tests and prototypes across the robotic restaurant space, and there are some interesting learnings from the real world. Blendid is...
by Nicholas Upton | Dec 2, 2021 | Best Practices, News, Retail & Services
As the convenience economy continues to expand into every vertical imaginable, one company is taking on one of the most dismal household chores: laundry. Sudshare founder and CEO Mort Fertel said the idea came from his wife and the family’s chief launderer....
by Tom Kaiser | Nov 18, 2021 | Best Practices, News
Differing opinions and strategies were on display as four leaders in the restaurant tech space came together to talk shop during Nicholas Upton’s Connecting the Dots on Digital Operations panel on the second day of FODC. Comprised by ItsaCheckmate founder and CEO...
by Nicholas Upton | Nov 17, 2021 | Best Practices, News
Savvy operators may have a trickle or torrent of data coming in through increasingly digital restaurant sales and loyalty channels, and using that data to really drive performance is the next trick. How to get there was a key topic of a Food On Demand Conference panel...
by Arthur Robert | Nov 12, 2021 | Best Practices, News, Third-Party Delivery
“Virtual restaurants are all about search engine optimization,” said Aaron Noveshen, CEO of Starbird, and founder and chairman of The Culinary Edge, a leading restaurant consulting company. Nowhere is that more evident than in Starbird’s virtual branding. “Our brand...
by Nicholas Upton | Nov 4, 2021 | Automation, News
A new partnership between ItsaCheckmate, a delivery aggregator and menu management company, and cloud point-of-sale provider Square aims to create a streamlined experience for customers of both companies. ItsaCheckmate founder and CEO Vishal Agarwal said the...