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Del Taco’s New First-Party Catering Program Continues Strategic Plan

By Hans Lammeman | September 9, 2026

Del Taco now offers first-party catering channels as a result of the brand’s 18-month strategic roadmap, Project Del Sunrise.

Poll of the Week September 10, 2026

By Allison Olson | September 9, 2026

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Pure Green ‘Going All In’ on AI, CEO Says

By Hans Lammeman | September 9, 2026

Pure Green CEO Ross Franklin explains how AI reshaped the brand’s corporate operating structure and management workflows.

Hungry Howie’s Opts for Hybrid Delivery Amid Tech Revamp

By Hans Lammeman | September 9, 2026

Shortly after entering a partnership with DoorDash to refresh its digital presence, Hungry Howie’s became the latest and largest national pizza chain to partner with Cartwheel.

Uber Eats Continues Grocery Push With Wakefern Partnership

By Hans Lammeman | September 9, 2026

Uber Technologies and Wakefern’s partnership brings more than 375 supermarket locations across the Northeast onto Uber Eats. 

Cava SVP Explains Strategy Behind In-Person Events

By Hans Lammeman | September 2, 2026

Cava’s Mediterranean Summer Supper Series brought together nearly 300 guests in person but garnered hundreds of millions of online impressions. Senior exec Nitya Madhavan shares the strategy underpinning the emphasis on events.

E-Commerce Risk Expert Reveals Fraud Threat Plaguing Restaurant Loyalty Programs

By Hans Lammeman | September 2, 2026

Dany Naigeboren, senior director of risk at Forter, details the multi-billion-dollar loyalty program fraud and abuse issue facing the restaurant industry, made worse by AI-empowered fraudsters. 

Restaurant Industry Research Finds Operators Seek Fewer Hires, More AI in 2026

By Hans Lammeman | September 1, 2026

Toast survey data and Baird Equity Research findings show a slowdown in hiring ambitions, continued growth in digital ordering channels and increased comfort with AI among operators in 2026.

Poll of the Week September 3, 2026

By Allison Olson | September 1, 2026

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It’s Probably Time for Everyone to Jump Back On the Restaurant Catering Bandwagon

By Nicholas Upton | September 1, 2026

If you think you’ve heard a lot about catering recently, you have. It seems as though every restaurant-related company decided catering is the answer, again.