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Kitchen Robotics Installs a Robot Kitchen At Florida International University
Students can now get pasta Alfredo in four minutes without talking to a human.
Uber Eats Now Lets Users Create and Share Lists of Favorite Spots on App
A new social feature is highlighting lists from influencers and regular users—boosting discoverability of local restaurants.
FoodFriends Aims To Bring the Restaurant Community Together
Nabeel Alamgir wants to help food executives find each other on the event circuit. So he built an app for it.
Pizza Delivery Giants Push Sales as Marco’s Embraces ‘Challenger’ Status
Delivery-and carryout-focused pizza franchises vied for market share in 2023 as consumers continued to spread their spending around.
DoorDash Accelerates New York, New Jersey Restaurants
DoorDash announced the latest round of $10,000 grants and intensive training for 20 restaurants in New York and New Jersey.
Beer Tech Company BarTrack Gives ‘Bird’s Eye View’ into Draft Waste, Quality
BarTrack’s SmartDraft sensor plugs right into draft lines with no moving parts, giving operators insight into real-time data on keg levels, pressure, line temperature and more.
Instacart Debuts AI Powered Smart Carts for Grocery Shoppers
Instacart’s latest version of its Caper Carts uses AI, computer vision and weight to automatically ring up items as they are placed in the cart.
Full-Service Dining Satisfaction Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
ACSI reports that full-service restaurant satisfaction is back up to pre-pandemic levels, topping all other industries included in the index.
Domino’s Expanding its EV Delivery Fleet
Eight years after introducing its DXP delivery cars, Domino’s announced more than 1,100 Chevy Bolts will be delivering pizzas by year’s end.
DoorDash Celebrates Tenth Anniversary with Significant App Updates
At DoorDash’s inaugural Dash Forward event, the delivery provider celebrated 10 years with significant app updates.
Bolt, Starship Collab to Scale Self-Driving Robot Food Deliveries
European mobility giant Bolt plans to roll out thousands of the robots across multiple countries for last-mile delivery, kicking off in Tallinn.
Engineering a Sustainable Delivery Model
Restaurant delivery consultant Scott Landers, co-founder of Figure 8, connects a farming and engineering to the complex, interconnected systems of meal delivery.
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Finance
Waitr Set to Acquire Delivery Dudes
The "dudes" in Florida are getting a nice windfall from Waitr. Publicly traded Waitr, which is based in Louisiana, announced it has entered an asset purchase agreement with Delivery Dudes. Waitr, the third-party delivery platform with a focus on smaller markets, said...
Research
Boston Market Evolves Delivery with Focus on the Driver
When Boston Market became one of the hot brands in the ‘90s, its laser focus on convenience was novel in the explosive era of casual dining giants. Now, the company is evolving at breakneck pace along with everyone else as the third-party delivery revolution reshapes...
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PepsiCo to invest $175 million in Instacart as Grocery Delivery Hub Goes Public
Instacart discloses a major investment from PepsiCo, as the grocery delivery service makes public its filing for a long-awaited stock market launch.
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RobotLab, Bear Robotics Partner to Expand Server Bot Accessibility
The partnership will expand the availability of Servi and Servi Plus Robots in restaurant and hospitality spaces.