Smashburger Focuses on Digital Orders with Launch of Virtual Drive-Thru
In response to the increased use of mobile ordering, fast-casual chain Smashburger has debuted its first virtual drive-thru. Located at the newest corporate restaurant in Houston, Texas, the lane is an extension of its traditional drive-thru experience. Customers can...
Uber Eats to Remove Thousands of Duplicate Virtual Brands
In the current third-party ordering landscape, one might open an app to find a handful of different chicken wing options in the area, but in reality, some of those brands could actually be the same product, coming from the same location, under a different name. In...
OneDine Founder Pitches a New Tech Mindset
With 26 years in the restaurant tech space, OneDine founder and CEO Rom Krupp wants the industry to build a new foundation that doesn’t rest upon point-of-sale systems that he argues are fundamentally ill-suited to the job of running a modern restaurant. Since...
Paris Can Now Ban “Dark Stores” After Court Ruling
France’s top administrative court ruled on Thursday that “dark stores” are now categorized as warehouses, according to a report by Bloomberg, giving Paris and other cities the ability to remove them from residential areas. “Dark stores” alternatively called...
Presto CEO Rajat Suri Resigns
Rajat Suri, the founder and CEO of restaurant automation provider Presto, is stepping down. Presto said in a press release that Suri is leaving to “pursue other creative endeavors” but will continue as a strategic advisor to the company’s board. Krishna Gupta,...
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