World Cup Scores Record-Setting Volume, Larger AOVs
The 2026 FIFA World Cup proved a buffet for restaurant operators, with third-party-delivery giants using promotions and celebrity marketing to lure in orders, all-time-high traffic for restaurant middleware firm Deliverect, and app activity that ebbed and flowed in...
SevenRooms Now Pulls DoorDash, Deliveroo Data for Reservations
SevenRooms, a DoorDash-owned customer relationship management platform, now pulls guest third-party delivery consumer data to boost restaurants’ on-premise traffic. The practice showcases off-premise-level personalization tactics applied to drawing in reservations....
Agentic Discovery Inspires Review Generator from Marqii, Thanx
With the rise of agentic ordering and AI discovery comes increased value of restaurant reviews, a common source of information for chatbots asked about foodservice operations. That trend inspired Marqii Review Generation, a tool announced July 21 from...
Wonder Raises $650M to Expand Footprint and Technology
Wonder has raised more than $650 million in a Series D funding round at a $9 billion pre-money valuation. The round included participation from existing investors Accel, GV and New Enterprise Associates, along with new backing from AllianceBernstein, ARK Invest and...
Meal Costs Continue to Rise as Consumer Prices Drop
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that June saw the largest decrease in prices for urban consumers since April 2020, but restaurant prices strayed from that trend and continued to rise. The BLS’s July 14 report noted a 0.4 percent decrease in the consumer...
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