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3Natives Rebrands and Finds Growth With New Menu Items and Digital Tactics
It started as a juicery but now offers a variety of health-conscious entrees and is pressing aggressively forward with food.
Red Lobster Emerges From Bankruptcy And Does A Tech Overhaul
Red Lobster is charting a comeback, revamping its tech stack with Olo, leaning into menu innovations and more.
Scream Truck Offers an Ice Cream Truck For a Digital World
Scream Truck launched its first tech-forward, on-demand ice cream truck in the middle of the pandemic and has been experiencing explosive growth ever since.
Global Payments Readies Its POS Platform For Global Expansion
The point-of-sale provider expands its capabilities and reach.
Cultural Adaptation in Global Food Delivery Platforms
A look at how global food delivery platforms adapt to local markets, highlighting the vital roles of delivery riders and strategies to meet customer expectations from speed in South Korea to worker rights in the UK.
Grubhub Taps Amazon Key to Simplify Delivery Access in Gated Communties
Grubhub teams with Amazon Key to provide delivery partners with one-click access to secure residential buildings, streamlining the delivery process.
DeliverZero Adds Grubhub To Its Reusable Container Community
It was the final delivery-provider holdout in its reusable container operation.
The SCV Hub Streamlines Ordering Across Multiple Restaurant Concepts
Santa Clarita Valley Kitchens or “The SCV Hub” partners with Empower Delivery to streamline ordering across diverse culinary brands
Perkins Enters Fast Casual Space With New Store Design
Perkins rolls out a new grab-and-go store design, complete with kiosks and digital menu boards, firsts for the brand.
Jake Paul Says He’s ‘All In’ With Dog Haus Partnership
Jake Paul, boasting 32 million social media followers and an upcoming fight with Mike Tyson, is also diving into a multi-faceted partnership with Dog Haus.
Chipotle Invests in Mediterranean Fast-Casual Concept and AI Supply Chain Platform
Lumachain’s AI platform boosts food production efficiency and traceability, while Brassica emphasizes wholesome ingredients and sustainability.
Drones Set to Transform Restaurant Delivery
Drone delivery is ramping up in the restaurant world. We look at recent FAA regulatory changes and innovations from key players shaping the industry.
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Finance
Serve, Nvidia Formalize Partnership with $10M Investment
Serve Robotics announced a new investment from chipmaker Nvidia that deepens the relationship between the two companies and helps speed up growth and development. Nvidia will invest $10 million in the company as a strategic investment. Among investments in the robotic...
Research
Tracking the Shifting Expectations for Food Delivery
Researchers from the University College London found the average time it takes for a new habit to stick is 66 days, though individual times varied. If you extrapolate this statistic to the behavior consumers were forced to develop as a result of the pandemic, experts...
The Deliverers
GrubHub and Hilton Deepen Partnership
GrubHub and Hilton take another step in their collaboration.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
A Behind the Scenes Look at the Robot-Run Restaurant CaliExpress by Flippy
Miso Robotics plans to debut a massively upgraded version of Flippy next month. The next-gen robot fry cook will be faster and smaller.