by Bernadette Heier | Oct 30, 2024 | News
C-stores continue to make plays in the fast-casual space. 7-Eleven, the largest C-store chain in the U.S., plans to open 600 large-format, food-focused convenience stores in North America, by the end of 2027. Highlighted by CEO Joe DePinto in a recent investor...
by Adam Wahlberg | Oct 30, 2024 | News
Have you ever wondered what would happen if a robot met a ghost? No, this isn’t a description of the latest Marvel movie. It’s the latest announcement from Richtech Robotics, which has agreed to become a franchisee of Ghost Kitchens America, which operates in-store...
by Adam Wahlberg | Oct 29, 2024 | News
Toast is out today with its third Voice of the Restaurant Industry Survey and the results show that operators know that off-premises may be where their bread is buttered. From May 17 through June 2, Toast asked 755 restaurant decision-makers a series of questions...
by Adam Wahlberg | Oct 28, 2024 | Automation, News
Imagine you’re a freshman at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami. You’re strolling the campus. Your 10 a.m. class is out of the way. Your next one isn’t until 2. You’re hungry. What to do? Maybe order something. But wait? Didn’t some kid in the dorm say...
by Bernadette Heier | Oct 23, 2024 | News, Third-Party Delivery
We’ve all experienced that moment in a new city, unsure of what to order or just scrolling delivery apps at home, eager to try something different. To help with this, Uber Eats is adding a social twist to food delivery, allowing users to create and share lists of...
by Adam Wahlberg | Oct 23, 2024 | News
Nabeel Alamgir, CEO of Lunchbox, an online ordering and guest engagement system, experiences one emotion nearly every time he gets on a plane after a work trip: regret. “I travel every week, half the time to conferences. When I leave I think on the flight back home,...