Papa Johns First to Deploy Google Cloud AI Ordering Agent
Papa Johns is updating its digital ordering experience through a new partnership with Google Cloud, focused on AI-powered ordering across channels. The pizza giant marks the first partner for Google’s newly expanded AI solution, dubbed, Food Ordering Agent. The goal...
Chick-fil-A Leans into ‘Newstalgia’ for Milestone Anniversary
Eight decades since Chick-fil-A’s humble beginnings as an Atlanta-based grill, the brand honored 80 years of business by launching a year-long celebration for the milestone anniversary. To commemorate 80 years in which Chick-fil-A skyrocketed from a local...
Olo Acquires Spendgo to Expand Platform with Loyalty
Restaurant tech platform Olo just wrapped up its acquisition of Spendgo, the loyalty and guest engagement platform. With Olo Loyalty, restaurant brands can boost guest engagement and profitability while using Olo’s full suite of ordering, payment, guest data, and...
CookUnity Offers a New Video-First Food Ordering Experience
CookUnity, the chef-to-you service delivering meals to customers’ doors, has acquired flavrs, a shoppable-video platform built for food discovery. The move brings video storytelling directly into CookUnity’s ordering experience, giving subscribers a new way to engage...
The Electric Slider: Automated White Castle Kiosk Lands in Boston Airport
Despite an aura of nostalgia that comes along with being America’s oldest fast-food hamburger chain, White Castle’s approach to adopting technology has proven an eager embrace in recent years. The 104-year-old brand’s tech-focused efforts this year range from...
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