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Amid Slew of New Restaurant Tech Solutions, Focus On What Aids Worker Efficiency
The collection of efficiency-forward technology keeps growing, but restaurant operators need to understand where to put those tools to use.
Online Ordering Platform ChowNow Acquires Cuboh
ChowNow merges with Cuboh in an effort to expand online ordering and marketing tools for restaurants.
Robomart Unveils Ambitious Expansion Plans for Autonomous Store-hailing Fleet
California startup establishes Autonomous Retail Collective as it scales beyond Los Angeles.
Uber Eats Launches Driverless Food Delivery with Waymo
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are now delivering Uber Eats orders to consumers in the Phoenix-area.
Guest Sentiment Shows Off-Premises Dip
In a new collection of guest sentiment data from the feedback platform Tattle, the customer is not all that happy and off-premises experiences especially could have been better. Overall, sentiment since January 2021 has declined across the board. Dine-in, takeout and...
Mobile Restaurant Pay Charges Beyond the Pandemic
One of the next frontiers in restaurant evolution is adopting modern payment technology to prevent customers needlessly waiting for servers or the bill, reduce staffing levels and minimize credit card fees generated by multiple transactions during a single guest...
C3 Investment Sets Table for ‘Explosive’ International Growth
C3 announced a new strategic investment that will “evolve” its global presence and solidify its offerings across the United States and United Arab Emirates.
JustKitchen Enters India Via Partnership with Kitchens Centre
Taiwan-based ghost kitchen operator and virtual brand creator JustKitchen will enter India under a new agreement to bring its virtual brands to the unique market. The company will partner with Kitchens Centre, a ghost kitchen operator that bills itself as a KaaS...
Piestro, Serve Forge Robo-Pizza Partnership
Two savvy automation startups are forging ahead on the promise of fully automated pizza deliveries. Serve, the robotic delivery company that was spun off from Postmates, and robotic artisanal pizza purveyor Piestro announced a new partnership. Under the agreement,...
Ghost Financial Inks $100M Deal with Cruising Kitchens
Ghost Financial will be the exclusive financial partner for Cruising Kitchens, a mobile ghost kitchen builder and food truck fabricator based in Texas.
Food Rescue Hero Delivers 100M Pounds of Food to Insecure
Scores of restaurants and grocery offer up unused food for charity, but the last mile between those food retailers people who need it has historically been a wide gap. Even in areas like California or New York which have donation mandates for edible surplus food...
Building the Drone Infrastructure Necessary for Scale
Before drones are flying around our burritos, prescriptions and maybe giving us a quote on roof repair, we’re going to need some infrastructure to enable this transformation. Even though the Federal Aviation Administration is going to take some time to allow drone...
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Finance
Slice Announces $43 Million Round as COVID Accelerates Adoption
Slice, a technology provider for independent pizza restaurants, secured a significant round of funding as it helps client businesses power through the pandemic. Pizza has been a big winner during the COVID-19 pandemic, Domino’s reported a 7.1 percent increase in...
Research
Ford, Agility Pair Delivery Robots with Self-Driving Cars
Ford Motor Company is partnering with a robot manufacturer to pair its self-driving cars with advanced, humanlike robots to bring packages right to the front door of anxiously waiting customers. Its new partnership with Agility Robotics is focused on new ways of...
The Deliverers
Uber ‘Sunsets’ Nationwide Shipping Program
Uber ended its Nationwide Shipping program, shuttering its Goldbelly competitor that allowed merchants to send packaged goods through the mail.
Best Practices
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Mail-Order Mastery Tips from Partners Coffee
Partners Coffee just launched a new line of instant coffee for mail order and delivery, and the five-location coffee shop and roastery has some tips for doing national delivery right. Partners is a hip, Brooklyn coffee shop with five locations around the New York City...