Convenience Stores Are Having a Moment
For consumers of a certain age, grabbing a hot dog off a roller grill from a convenience store was what you did at 2 a.m. when everything else was closed. And you would probably regret it. But this isn’t 1996. Today, C-Stores offer menu items that are fresh and...
McDonald’s Pulls Plug on AI Ordering in Drive-Thru
While news of restaurants adopting voice AI in drive-thrus continues to circulate, fast food giant McDonald’s is pulling the plug—for now. The chain informed franchisees in an email that it would shut off the technology in more than 100 locations by the end of July. ...
Integrations Provider UrbanPiper Has Landed in the U.S. What’s Next?
UrbanPiper Chief of Growth Manav Gupta jumps on a call at 7 p.m. his time in India to accommodate a 10.5-hour time difference. “Oh this isn’t too late,” he said cheerfully to start our interview. It is evident that he has steered his company through pivots and...
Wonder Scales Up Production With FreshRealm Expansion
Wonder, Marc Lore’s food hall delivery concept, is partnering with FreshRealm to boost expansion. The partnership aims to help the chain expand from 12 to 90 locations by the end of 2025, with a goal to open 25 this year. FreshRealm produces fresh meals for grocery...
Checkmate Steps Out With a New Identity and Expanded Ordering Solutions
A lot has changed for itsaCheckmate since it came onto the scene eight years ago. Originally it started as a third-party integration company for restaurants’ point-of-sale (POS) systems—remember the sea of tablets operators often had to deal with to handle multiple...
Outstanding Operators
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