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Craveworthy and C3 Partner to Franchise Mediterranean Fast-Casual Brand
Food-tech figure, C3, is collaborating with
Craveworthy Brands, to franchise fast-casual restaurant Soom Soom.
Domino’s Sees Delivery Sales Fall After Incentivizing Customer Pickup
A year after a national ad campaign incentivized Domino’s customers to pick up their pizzas rather than having them delivered, its customers have followed suit.
TGI Fridays Using C3, Krispy Rice Sushi to Expand its Menu
TGI Fridays expects to generate millions in incremental revenue annually from the addition of C3’s Krispy Rice virtual concept.
Captain AI Secures $2.1 Million Seed Round, Amid Accelerated Growth in North America
The funding, led by firm GreenSky Ventures, will further streamline in-house delivery operations for restaurants through AI-driven software solutions.
BentoBox Restaurant Study Points to Latest “New Normal”
BentoBox’s 2021 Restaurant Trend Report shows how the industry evolved over the last year through the lens of its 7,500 restaurant partners.
Blendid: Your Algorithmic Smoothie is Ready
At the bleeding edge of robotic restaurant operations, Blendid is rethinking the smoothie bar. It's out in the wild, ahead of the tests and prototypes across the robotic restaurant space, and there are some interesting learnings from the real world. Blendid is...
Rapid Grocery Delivery Competition Begins In 2nd U.S. City
Turkish rapid grocery delivery firm Getir debuted in Chicago this month, capping off n explosive year of growth. The firm was slow to enter the U.S. market, but plans to expand quickly and launch in Boston and New York City by the end of the year, according to a recent press release.
Sudshare Wants to Make Your Laundry Room Obsolete
As the convenience economy continues to expand into every vertical imaginable, one company is taking on one of the most dismal household chores: laundry. Sudshare founder and CEO Mort Fertel said the idea came from his wife and the family's chief launderer. "My wife...
Reef, C3 Expand Partnership to 800 Units
Reef Technologies and C3 are expanding their partnership to 800 ghost kitchens by 2025.
DoorDash to Acquire Wolt for $8 Billion
DoorDash has agreed to acquire Wolt, a Helsinki-based delivery firm in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.1 billion.
Sparks Fly as Restaurant Tech Execs Talk Operations
Differing opinions were on display as leaders in the restaurant tech space talked shop during Connecting the Dots on Digital Operations at FODC.
Buyk Hires Nathan’s Famous Exec James Walker as CEO
Rapid grocery provider, Buyk, hired restaurant veteran James Walker as its new CEO.
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Finance
Ordermark Nabs $18M, Adds Ordermark POS Integration
Ordermark, a delivery management developer, received another multi-million investment through an $18 million Series B that will be used to help the California-based firm accelerate its growth while laying the groundwork for new products, integrations and features for...
Research
Just Do It, Young Operators Insist on Best Practices Panel
Only 15 to 18 percent of restaurants today offer delivery, declared Alex Canter at the Food On Demand Conference, “which is a huge mismatch compared to 80 percent who are getting delivery. So if you’re not listed on any one of these platforms you don’t exist.” Canter,...
The Deliverers
DoorDash, Roku Bring On-Screen Meal Delivery to Streamers
Roku has teamed up with DoorDash for on-screen meal delivery, including free DashPass trials for Roku account holders.
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Miso Sees Mass Market Push for Mass Automation
Miso, best known for Flippy the burger-flipping and fry-frying robot, is coming to Jack in the Box. It's the latest announcement in what Miso CEO Mike Bell calls a "drumbeat" of new pilots and partnerships. In the mix, Chipotle's Chippy test, Panera's test of Miso's...