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SevenRooms Launches Revenue Management to Help Restaurants Fill More Seats, Boost Profitability
The automated revenue management solution provides operators with tools to optimize their operations and fill more seats, more often.
SoundHound Collabs with Olo, Further Scaling Voice AI Ordering in Restaurants
Voice AI company SoundHound integrates with Olo to help restaurants drive more orders and free up staff time.
Marco’s Pizza Tests Self-Driving Delivery Bots
The pizza chain is collaborating with global mobility tech company Magna, to explore last-mile food delivery solutions for franchisees.
EatMise Delivers Make-at-home Meals from Top NYC Restaurants
EatMise, an atypical NYC-based food delivery company, continues to pique the interest of both restaurant enthusiasts and at-home cooks with its on-demand ingredient platform.
Exclusive: Two CEOs on the Kitchen United-Zuul Acquisition
Two CEOs discuss the Kitchen United acquisition of Zuul, the New York-based ghost kitchen and technology provider.
Business Models at Odds in the Digital Grocery Business
Like restaurants, grocers are struggling to find a happy medium with third-party delivery providers.
Buyk Wheeled Grocery Delivery Launches in NYC
Buyk—pronounced bike—is the fourth rapid grocery delivery company to launch in New York City in the last 12 months.
All Day Kitchens Raises $65M Series C
All Day Kitchens raised $65 million in a Series C round bringing its total fundraising to $102.5 million.
Uber Eats Adds Searchable Pickup Maps, Airport Order-Ahead Functionality
Uber Eats is looking to improve the airport dining experience and customer pickup experience for customers at home or on the ground wherever they’re staying.
Slices Invests Additional $15M in Pizzeria Accelerator
Slice announced an additional $15 million infusion to its Slice Accelerate program.
Apex Claims New Smart Lockers Reduce Dwell Times, Save Labor
Apex bets restaurants are willing to invest in a smarter system for off-premises orders with better security, reduce labor inputs and direct software integration.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Sees Shorter Waits, More Repeats with Flybuy
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is deploying Flybuy’s location-based technology to improve its curbside pickup business.
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Finance
Wetzel’s Delivery Test Brings Surprises
Just a few weeks into a test of delivery for Wetzel’s Pretzels, new CEO Jennifer Schuler counts two surprises, in a good way. “We all know the average ticket for delivery is higher; ours has been significantly higher,” with the number of items per invoice about 75...
Research
More Cities Target Take-out, Delivery Packaging Bans
Move over, e-scooters! Takeout and delivery packaging bans are the hot new topic in cities as a growing number of municipalities address the increase in packaging that our hyper-convenient, food-on-demand lifestyles now require. The packaging industry has some...
The Deliverers
Smart Box System Aids in Safer Home Food Deliveries
The Smart Box is a secure, temperature-controlled, internet-connected, outdoor receptacle, designed to withstand the elements.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
Miso Bot ‘Chippy’ Slinging Chips in Chipotle Test
Miso Robotics and Chipotle are testing an automated chip-making robot to see if it can keep up with human counterparts and meet the burrito giant’s exacting standards. Dubbed "Chippy," the chip-making robot will look familiar to Flippy fans. It's based on the same...