Delivery/Dine-In Hybrid Opens In Chicago
Epic Kitchens, a new dine-in and delivery hybrid, opened its first restaurant in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood earlier this month. The location combines four franchise brands—Pokéworks, 800 Degrees, BurgerFi, and Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken—under one roof. Epic...
Ben Thein | COO, Flytrex Aviation
Ben Thein COO, Flytrex Aviation Ben is the COO of on-demand drone delivery company Flytrex, helping spearhead the drone delivery revolution. Flytrex provides a direct-to-consumer autonomous drone delivery service that lets retailers and quick-service restaurants...
Miso Robotics Unveils Flippy 2
Miso Robotics unveiled Flippy 2, a streamlined and more efficient version of Flippy 1, its fry station robot. The back-of-the-house robot takes up less space than its predecessor and requires minimal intervention, said Miso CEO Mike Bell. According to a press release,...
BentoBox Helping Restaurants Prepare for Holidays
As restaurants prepare for a second winter season of the pandemic, BentoBox Chief Marketing Officer Darcy Kurtz said the company is focused on helping restaurants find new ways to generate revenue. That includes helping restaurants plan ahead, while encouraging...
C3 Partners with Coco Robot Delivery
On the promise of robotic deliveries that could be 30 percent faster than car-based ones, with fewer emissions and better reliability, C3 has partnered with Coco to serve customers within two miles of its California ghost kitchens in Santa Monica, West Hollywood and...
Uber, Olo Expand Partnership for Direct Ordering
Uber Direct is now integrated into Olo’s Dispatch delivery fulfillment solution to help make efficient delivery technology available to Uber Eats merchants, with plans to expand their offerings with the additional support of alcohol delivery. The agreement follows...
Vincenzo Rossy | Vice President of New Store Openings, C3
Vincenzo Rossy Vice President of New Store Openings & Culinary Execution, C3 Vincenzo Rossy serves as Vice President of New Store Openings for C3 by sbe, overseeing all store openings as well as the domestic and global launches of popular C3 brands including...
Reef’s Chief Creative Officer on Riding the Hyper-Growth Wave
As it grows in leaps in bounds via mega-partnerships, Reef wants the restaurant industry to imagine a future beyond the next quarterly earnings report. Inside its crystal ball, Reef sees you watching a cooking show where the chef is making an Italian feast, which...
Olo Buys Wisely, a Customer Intelligence and Engagement Platform
Olo is flashing some cash as the newly public on-demand commerce platform announced it is acquiring Wisely, a customer intelligence and engagement platform based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in a $187 million dollar deal. The deal will allow Olo’s customer base to better...
Outstanding Operators
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