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Olo Wants Every Guest to Feel Like a Regular
What if a restaurant knew what you like to eat before you place an order? Could such a personalized experience satisfy you more and increase revenue for the restaurant? Olo CEO Noah Glass thinks yes.
Value Pricing Isn’t Going Anywhere. Thanks, $18 Big Mac.
The era of value pricing is here. We spoke with three analysts to understand what it all means.
Serve Robotics Stock Surges Amid Investments
Serve Robotics stock surged Thursday 187 percent after Nvidia took a 10 percent stake in the company.
Global Surveys Show Importance of Loyalty and Time of Day
New surveys from Europe and Canada provide insights that American operators can learn from.
Minneapolis Nixes Rideshare Wage Bill
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed a proposed ordinance that would have significantly raised the minimum wage for rideshare drivers.
DoorDash Appoints Chef Michael Solomonov as Chief Restaurant Advisor
Following year-long stints from chefs Stephanie Izard and Pinky Cole, DoorDash has appointed Chef Michael Solomonov as its third Chief Restaurant Advisor.
Wendy’s Unveils Digital Forward Redesigned Restaurants in Oklahoma, Kansas City
Wendy’s plans to debut more than 200 digitally enabled protoypes as part of its Global Next Gen restaurant redesign to improve operational flow, crew comfort and service speed.
Uber Launches Donation Support for Maui Fire Relief
Uber launches new in-app donation button to allow U.S. customers to donate to the Maui Strong Fund.
Wow Bao Spurs Major Retail Growth via Walmart Partnership
Asian fast-casual concept inks deal with grocery giant to carry its frozen line in over 3,000 stores across U.S.
Deliverect Looks to Propel Growth with New CFO
Deliverect, a global online order integrator for restaurants and food businesses, appoints Johan Albrecht as its new chief financial officer.
Empower Delivery Getting OOMI’s Ducks in a Row
OOMI began using Empower Delivery to optimize its ghost kitchen kitchen management in-house delivery.
Clean Eatz Partners with U.S. Military to Supply Meal-Kits
Meal prep franchise in the health food landscape delivers its first-ever international meal shipment to U.S. military base in Iwakuni, Japan.
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Finance
Dispatch Goods Raises $3.7M to Expand Reusable Food Packaging
Food delivery has a packaging problem, and it's not just sad fries. For nearly every single order, there is at least one single-use container heading to the landfill or out into the environment. To address that issue, Dispatch Goods has been working on returnable...
Research
Cowen Hosts FOD All-Stars to Explore COVID and the Future
Equity research firm Cowen interviewed two Food On Demand all-stars, exploring the effects of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry. Cowen Analyst Andrew Charles sat down with Vishal Agarwal, founder and CEO of ItsACheckmate, and Fred LeFranc, founder and CEO of Results...
The Deliverers
Viral TikTok Dishes Available for Delivery through VDC
Social media platform TikTok teams with Virtual Dining Concepts to deliver popular food trends to consumers doors.
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Cibotica Debuts Automated Bowl Dispensing Tech
The under-the-counter, compact, makeline can make up to 300 bowls per hour.