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Bilt Lets Renters Use Rewards Points for Gopuff Deliveries

By Bernadette Heier | October 22, 2025

Bilt, the rewards program and payment network, is expanding into home delivery powered by Gopuff.

Waymo Gets Into Food Delivery

By Bernadette Heier | October 21, 2025

DoorDash customers ordering within a 315-square-mile stretch of Phoenix might get matched with a self-driving Waymo.

AI Steps In to Automate One of Restaurants’ Most Dreaded Tasks

By Bernadette Heier | October 21, 2025

Inventory automation has emerged as one of the most practical and widely accepted uses of AI for restaurants.

Dave’s Hot Chicken Taps Matternet for Drone Delivery

By Bernadette Heier | October 15, 2025

Matternet is the latest drone developer making moves in the restaurant delivery space. 

Preventing the Custard Meltdown: Freddy’s Fix for Off-Premises Orders

By fodnews | October 15, 2025

That’s why Freddy’s has quietly built a custom custard freezer into its digital pickup area. The unit may not look revolutionary, but it solves a very real operational problem: how to keep pickup and delivery custard orders perfectly chilled

How ChatGPT Is Changing Restaurant Discovery and Online Ordering

By Bernadette Heier | October 15, 2025

OpenAI is adding apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash, Instacart, and 11 others to ChatGPT later this year, letting users order food, book trips, or shop without leaving the chat.

Analysts and Economists Agree: Off-premises Channels Are Productive, Permanent

By Nicholas Upton | October 15, 2025

Shorter visits, more off-premises orders, and stronger loyalty programs are fueling a surge in restaurant productivity.

Steve Ells’ Counter Service Expands to NYC’s Upper East Side

By Bernadette Heier | October 8, 2025

Chipotle founder Steve Ells’ rebranded sandwich shop opens its fourth Manhattan location.

When Platforms Collide: The Hidden Costs of Delivery Consolidation

By Peter Backman | October 8, 2025

What began as a fragmented marketplace teaming with competing platforms has consolidated into an oligopoly dominated by a handful of major players.

This Conference Season, Watch for New Tech Tonics to Relieve Familiar Restaurant Headaches

By Nicholas Upton | October 7, 2025

Much has changed since the last year, but much remains the same and operators are looking for new technology tools and improved operations to solve annoyingly familiar challenges.