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Juicer Debuts ‘Enlighten’ to Help Restaurants Drive Direct Orders
Juicer launches a widget that shows consumers cost savings they can experience when ordering direct through a restaurant rather than through third-party delivery.
DoorDash Partners with Staples as part of Back-to-School Deals
With school back in session right around the corner, DoorDash has partnered with Staples to offer on-demand delivery of supplies from nearly 1,000 U.S. stores.
Fazoli’s Tests AI to Streamline Drive-Thru Services
The 220-unit quick service Italian chain is testing voice AI ordering in 12 of its drive-thru locations
GoTab Lands $18M Series A to Scale Growing Product Suite
The capital infusion, led by Truist Ventures, marks the largest funding round to date for the Virginia-based hospitality commerce platform.
DoorDash Appoints a Chief Restaurant Advisor
Continuing its efforts to engage in open conversations with restaurant partners, DoorDash has appointed Stephanie Izard, chef and owner of Girl and the Goat, as its first chief restaurant advisor.
A Drawer, A Shelf and a Virtual Ramen Restaurant
Even as the restaurant world reopens, consumers are sticking with their higher portion of delivery. That's what keeps Park Tavern Executive Chef Colin Kohl boiling a big pot of water all day for delivery-only ramen even as the patio outside is "just bananas." Kohl...
Gimmie Food Asks, Are You Ready for Dinner Roulette?
The endless scroll, it's endemic on Netflix, Spotify and the delivery platforms. One app wants to get you off the thumb treadmill and back to your life, even if it's just scrolling on Netflix again. Gimmie Food has a simple premise: you pay them $22 and they send you...
Square’s Standalone KDS Signals Strength in Delivery-Only Sector
Square announced a new standalone subscription to its kitchen display system, signaling an expanding need for better in-kitchen delivery tools.
Virtual Kitchen Co. Rebrands as All Day Kitchens, Raises $20 Million
Virtual Kitchen Co., a company offering restaurants a network of satellite kitchens to reach takeout and delivery customers with minimal upfront investment, rebranded itself as All Day Kitchens after announcing a $20 million investment.
VDC Launches NASCAR Refuel Virtual Brand
NASCAR Refuel, a new virtual restaurant from Virtual Dining Concepts, is bringing trackside favorites to the home while courting a new demographic for this fast-growing part of the industry.
Instacart, 7-Eleven Expand Delivery Partnership
Instacart has expanded its collaboration with 7-Eleven, the world’s largest convenience retailer, to nearly 4,000 new stores across the U.S.
Sharebite Lands $15 Million to Scale
Sharebite, a mission-driven, food-ordering platform built for workplaces completed a $15 million Series A funding round to drive what it called “exponential growth.”
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Grubhub Acquires Loyalty, Mobile-Ordering Company LevelUp
During a very rosy earnings call, Grubhub announced it would acquire LevelUp for $390 million. The loyalty, marketing and mobile payment company provides Grubhub with a lot of loyalty, CRM and marketing benefits. But at the core of the acquisition was LevelUp’s point...
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Solving the Crispy Fry Challenge
Anchor’s line of Crisp Food Technologies containers feature raised air flow channels on the bottom to promote cross-flow ventilation and clear anti-fog vented dome lids.
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Uber, Cartken Bringing Sidewalk Robots to Miami
Uber Technologies has partnered with Cartken to bring automated deliveries to Miami.
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Behind Pizza Hut’s Automated Kitchen, Massive Potential to Scale
The pace of innovation around automated foodservice is nothing short of explosive. Hyper Robotics is pushing the limits with a near fully-automated Pizza Hut restaurant, but wants to translate that pace into scale for new brands. "The biggest story of all is not...