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ClearCOGS Deploys AI for Clear Forecasting
The vendor serves up a multitude of data points for operators, resulting in savings in food waste and staff sanity.
Key Trends Shaping the Restaurant Industry in 2025
From closures to automation, AI advancements, and ongoing investment in off-premises we explore predictions for the year ahead.
Grocery Delivery Is On the Ascendance. Some Grocers Are Worried.
A Deloitte study shows just how rabidly consumers value convenience from their grocery stores.
UrbanPiper Completes Ordermark Integration and Aims for U.S. Growth
It’s been more than a year since integrations provider UrbanPiper acquired Ordermark. It’s now looking to 10X its U.S. presence by 2027.
Convenience Stores Are Having a Moment
C-Stores are pulling in a lot of C-Notes with their foodservice programs. We look at why.
McDonald’s Pulls Plug on AI Ordering in Drive-Thru
The chain stated that it would shut off the technology in more than 100 locations by the end of July. Yet still sees potential.
Integrations Provider UrbanPiper Has Landed in the U.S. What’s Next?
UrbanPiper Chief of Growth Manav Gupta gives an update on how its U.S. expansion is going and where the company is heading next.
Wonder Scales Up Production With FreshRealm Expansion
Wonder partners with FreshRealm to prep meals off-site at scale, with eyes set on expanding to 90 locations by the end of 2025.
Checkmate Steps Out With a New Identity and Expanded Ordering Solutions
On the heels of unveiling a new logo and look, Checkmate launches voice AI and kiosk ordering solutions.
The Great Dining-Room Rethink Continues
Potbelly unveils a smaller store design and it’s part of a growing trend.
California’s $20 Minimum Wage Spurs Kiosk Demand at Fast Food Restaurants
Quick-service chains in California are turning to automation tools to boost revenue and cut labor costs in response to the new wage increase.
Grubhub To Provide Delivery for Starbucks
Grubhub follows its Amazon announcement with another blockbuster.
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.
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Finance
Marc Lore’s Wonder Raises Another $350M
Wonder, a truck-based restaurant delivery service started by Marc Lore, raised an additional $350 million through a Series B.
Research
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.
The Deliverers
Restaurant Delivery, the Global Outlook
The global restaurant delivery market is showing promising signs of growth and profitability.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
OLHSO Launches an Automated Mobile Restaurant
Residents in Foster City are getting a first look at something truly original.