by Bernadette Heier | May 20, 2025 | News Briefs
Social media has become a key driver of restaurant discovery and guest engagement. According to a study by MGH, 45 percent of U.S. diners have tried a restaurant for the first time because of a social media post from the business. Among those, 74 percent say...
by Bernadette Heier | May 14, 2025 | News Briefs
Uber is rolling out some updates for its Rides and Eats users. The new “Dine Out” section in the Uber Eats app is designed for people heading to restaurants instead of ordering in. It’ll let users find deals, make reservations at nearby spots, and schedule a...
by Adam Wahlberg | Apr 30, 2025 | News Briefs
Delivery.com. understands that ordering can mean different things to different people. That’s why it is making a variety of options available to brands with a suite of tools that encompasses either humans or AI, or both, for phone-ordering or dispatching. The...
by Bernadette Heier | Apr 23, 2025 | News Briefs
ClearCOGS, a provider of AI-powered predictive analytics for restaurants, announced its raised $3.8 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round. The investment was led by Closed Loop Partners’ Venture Group, with additional participation from Myriad Venture...
by Adam Wahlberg | Apr 16, 2025 | News Briefs
For many operators catering is a pleasant but overwhelming idea. It would be nice to do but who’s going to manage all those operational details? dlivrd is partnering with FamilyMeal to help make the goal more achievable. Their collaboration brings together...
by Adam Wahlberg | Apr 9, 2025 | Automation, News Briefs
Papa Johns is partnering with Google Cloud for AI integration and to upgrade its customer experience. And it means business with it. It launched PJX, an internal innovation team, specifically to leverage Google Cloud’s AI, data analytics and machine-learning...