Olo, SOCi Partner on Centralized Local Data Management
Partnerships remain the watchword in the restaurant tech space, with Olo announcing a deal with marketing platform SOCi to integrate with the Olo API and centralize local data management and digital menu management for restaurants. Through this strategic partnership,...
Just Eat Takeaway.com Puts Grubhub Up for Sale
Following months of speculation and activist investor tumult, Amsterdam-based Just Eat Takeaway.com announced its intent to sell Grubhub or explore introducing a strategic partner less than a year after completing its $7.3 billion acquisition of the third-largest U.S....Jason Rusk, EVP of Restaurant Operations, Wonder
EVP of Restaurant Operations, Wonder Jason Rusk leads the Restaurant Operations group at Wonder where he is responsible for building the people, systems and tools to unlock unprecedented growth. His expertise in new unit growth, unit economics and organizational...
Brinker Partners with Flytrex and Serve Robotics on Drone, Robot Deliveries
Brinker International has partnered with Flytrex and Serve Robotics to test drone and sidewalk robot deliveries in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. Details are scant, but the Texas-based restaurant giant is including its Chili’s and Maggiano’s Little Italy...
Noah Glass Laser Focused on ‘Digital Hospitality’
Ahead of his keynote address at the Food on Demand Conference, we sat down with Olo CEO Noah Glass to get a preview and some insight into the key things to watch in the restaurant technology space this year. Noah Glass is all in on the concept of digital hospitality....
Zume, Solenis Replacing Plastic, Styrofoam in Food Packaging
An accelerated partnership from Zume and Solenis aims to replace plastic and styrofoam foodservice packaging with a new line of PFAS-free products that the two companies claim is better for the environment. Doubling down on an existing partnership, the two companies...
Ghost Financial Gives Financial Tools to Ghost Kitchens, Restaurants
After completing a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round, Ghost Financial is emerging from stealth mode to provide what it calls a “comprehensive financing and business services platform” for ghost kitchens and other restaurant ventures, including insurance, payroll,...
Flybuy Adds Driver Tracking to Delivery, Pickup Platform
Flybuy, a curbside, in-store and pickup platform, has added new functionality allowing delivery driver location tracking. This comes through new, direct integrations with DoorDash, Uber Eats, Postmates, Point Pickup Technologies and others through Flybuy’s flexible...
DoorDash Unveils New Low-Rate Student DashPass
DoorDash announced a new program for college students and a “flamin’ hot” incentive to get more memberships. Under the newly announced plan, college students would be able to get all the same perks as the full price DashPass for a rate of $4.99 per month...
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