by Hans Lammeman | Jun 24, 2026 | News Briefs
Editor’s Note: This article was revised June 24 to include statements from CKE Restaurants. Carl’s Jr. took aim at Jack in the Box with a loyalty reward that directly incentivizes guests to pass up the rival burger chain to receive a free limited-time...
by Hans Lammeman | Jun 24, 2026 | News Briefs
In the midst of a year with more than 80 restaurants targeted to open, Ohio-based Marco’s Pizza started construction on a 14,000-square-foot Operations Center of Excellence in downtown Orlando, Florida. The growing chain described the facility as an extension of the...
by Hans Lammeman | Jun 17, 2026 | News Briefs
Restaurant and retail technology platform Toast has garnered more than 170,000 partners since its launch in 2012 by developing products such as point-of-sale systems and loyalty solutions to revamp tech stacks. This summer, however, it seeks an operator with ambitions...
by Bernadette Heier | Jun 11, 2026 | News Briefs
DoorDash has launched Ask DoorDash, a conversational AI-powered search feature that lets users search the app in their own words rather than scrolling through restaurants or grocers. Users can tap the Ask button in the search bar and type prompts such as...
by Hans Lammeman | Jun 10, 2026 | News Briefs
More than 179,000 users engaged with Toast IQ from January to March, the first full quarter for Toast’s artificial intelligence-powered assistant for restaurants and retailers since its launch last fall. The Boston-based digital technology platform analyzed...
by Bernadette Heier | Jun 9, 2026 | News Briefs
Drone delivery company Wing is expanding its partnership with Walmart into seven new metro areas, adding Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and Salt Lake City to its growing U.S. network. The expansion supports a...