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Meal Outpost Scaling its Catering-First Marketplace

By Tom Kaiser | December 13, 2023

Meal Outpost is a fast-growing, catering-first marketplace that’s entering new markets.

CardFree Launches Revised Loyalty Platform

By Tom Kaiser | December 13, 2023

CardFree has launched a new, revised loyalty platform.

SoundHound Acquires SYNC3 Voice AI Platform

By Tom Kaiser | December 13, 2023

SoundHound is acquiring SYNC3 Restaurant Solutions, another provider of voice AI.

Nude Dude Food Catering Startup Wins Pitch Competition by The Hatchery and Grubhub

By Bernadette Heier | December 13, 2023

Catering startup wins a rent-free year, private kitchen inside Chicago’s The Hatchery.

Winning Back Control: Third-Party vs Restaurant-Generated Orders

By Peter Backman | December 13, 2023

For restaurants, the quest to win back control from third-party providers continues.

Cibotica Debuts Automated Bowl Dispensing Tech

By Bernadette Heier | December 13, 2023

The under-the-counter, compact, makeline can make up to 300 bowls per hour.

Outstanding Operator: Saigon Sisters

By Bernadette Heier | December 7, 2023

Aregoni is being recognized for redefining the Chicago area food scene, serving a Vietnamese concept that has proven versatile in meeting different market venues and sizes.

Uber Eats Launches New Offers, Personalized Marketing Tools

By Tom Kaiser | December 7, 2023

Uber Eats is launching three new offer types and new personalized marketing tools to help merchants reach more customers.

ConverseNow and ItsaCheckmate Collab to Make AI-Voice Ordering More Accessible

By Bernadette Heier | December 6, 2023

The move enables ConverseNow to integrate its technology with dozens of point-of-sale systems, significantly reducing onboarding time for new customers.

Sauce Integrates Dynamic Pricing with Olo

By Tom Kaiser | December 6, 2023

Sauce has brought its dynamic pricing to the Olo restaurant tech ecosystem.