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Sense360 Reveals Post-Covid Restaurant Trends, Spending Data
Researchers at Sense360 by Medallia dove into the latest food and beverage sales data to examine what COVID trends are no longer relevant.
Toast, Flybuy Pickup Launch Full Integration
Flybuy, a restaurant technology provider of optimized curbside, drive-thru, in-store and delivery driver pickup, is now integrated on the Toast point-of-sale platform.
Partnership Brings QR-Based Payment to Drive Thru
The kiosk is coming for the drive-thru, too, under a new partnership between Delphi Display Systems and Paerpay. Delphi, a provider of hardware for the quick-service industry, and Paerpay, a mobile payments provider, connected the dots (and their technology stacks) to...
Meredith Sandland, Chris Baggott Team Up to Empower Delivery
ClusterTruck co-founder Chris Baggott and restaurant executive Meredith Sandland have launched Empower Delivery, a new company enabling restaurants to “profitably and sustainably” service off-premises demand.
New Product: Square Tableside Payments
Dining out is about to get a little quicker and easier with new table-side payment terminals from Square, the Wall Street delivery darling and parent company of Caviar and Zesty. Bringing two of Square’s newest products together, this update integrates Square for...
Chicago Home to Newest Kitchen United Center
On the heels of a $10 million funding round led by GV, virtual restaurant provider Kitchen United is opening its second shared kitchen, this one in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Its restaurant partners, who use the kitchen space to launch or expand off-premises...
Funding Round Adds $600M to Instacart’s War Chest
Grocery delivery service Instacart has pulled in $950 million in funding so far in 2018, the new total after the San Francisco-based company raised $600 million in its latest funding round.
Subway Inks Partnerships with Four Big Delivery Brands
Bucking the common practice of large franchised restaurants forming exclusive partnerships with a single third-party delivery provider, Subway announced new agreements with four delivery providers, which could dramatically shift the economics of restaurant delivery in smaller markets across the United States.
Famous Dave’s Charts two Paths to Delivery
The casual dining segment of the restaurant industry in which Famous Dave’s plays continues to struggle. But Famous Dave’s is shifting efforts toward delivery both inside shared kitchens and with a small-format restaurant design. The company has continued a slow slog...
Anxiously Awaiting Hy-Vee Grocery Delivery
Grocery shopping for the lazy, busy or somewhere in between has never been easier. As my town just outside Minneapolis anxiously awaits a proposed Hy-Vee grocery store, I’m looking forward to the possibilities as the company launches lunchtime and dinner delivery in its home market of Des Moines, Iowa.
Food On Demand Conference Scales Up, Moves to Chicago
With five months to go, registration is now open for the Food On Demand Conference that will be held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile in the heart of the Michigan Avenue dining and retail district April 1-2, 2019.
Delivery, Rising Rents Shrinking Restaurant Footprints
Thanks to the still-fast-growing popularity of third-party delivery providers, restaurants are finding yet another reason to build smaller restaurants as so many sales come from off-premises diners.
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DoorDash Report Shows Delivery Volumes Staying Strong
DoorDash’s second-annual Restaurant Online Ordering Trends Report shows that volumes are staying strong at the largest U.S. third-party delivery provider.
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FOD Tech Stack Event: Delivery DIY or Outsourcing?
During the final session of FOD’s Building Your Off-Premises Tech Stack event, Grubhub’s Liz Bosone joined OrderB4’s Randy Murphy and Leah Willis, digital systems and technology manager at Flour Bakery + Cafe, to discuss whether restaurants should go it alone or outsource their delivery programs.