Teriyaki Madness Doubles Down on Curbside Pickup with ‘Mad Dash’ Launch
With 80 percent of orders going out the door, it only makes sense for Teriyaki Madness to further invest in streamlining its off-premises operations. The Denver-based fast-casual recently introduced ‘Mad Dash’ a technology designed to make curbside pickup fast—super...
Vayu Robotics Builds a Human
There is this perception in pop culture that we all want to interact with robots. Maybe it stems from R2-D2 in Star Wars. That was an adorable robot. Don’t we all want to hang out with an android bestie? No. Not really. If one comes to drop off your restaurant order,...
Death of the Date Code? Evigence Has a Vision to Revolutionize Food Freshness Tracking
Yoav Levy says it’s time to take the guesswork out of assessing food freshness. As co-founder and CEO of Evigence, he envisions the “death of the date code” in the food service industry, thanks to the company’s innovative tracking technology. Evigence develops...
Deliverect Can Improve Your Ranking. The Food Is Up to You.
A couple months ago, Zhong Xu, CEO of Deliverect, a software company that streamlines order management by connecting point-of-sale systems to delivery apps, walked 10 kilometers of the Great Wall of China. He hasn’t stopped thinking about it. “It was a reminder to me...
Instacart’s Electronic Shelf-Label Software Launches in Schnuck Markets Nationwide
Schnuck Markets is leaning on tech to streamline the shopper experience. The Midwest grocery chain is rolling out Instacart’s Carrot Tag electronic shelf-label software chainwide. The Carrot Tags ‘pick-to-light’ function allows shoppers and store...
California Supreme Court Says Gig Workers are Contractors
In a decision heard around the gig-economy world, the California Supreme Court has ruled that Proposition 22, which classifies rideshare and delivery drivers as independent contractors, may stand. Proposition 22, which 59 percent of voters approved in a 2020 ballot...
Bojangles Set to Deploy Voice AI in Hundreds of Drive-Thrus
Bojangles has no qualms about accelerating its investment in drive-thru voice AI. Following a successful pilot with Hi Auto, an AI drive-thru voice provider, the chain signed an agreement to roll out the tech in hundreds of its 800 locations, in both franchisee and...
Bok a Bok Now Offers In-House Delivery via Cartwheel
Bok a Bok, a fast-casual restaurant chain in the Seattle area, has launched its own in-house delivery program. The program is powered by enterprise delivery management platform Cartwheel. The change was prompted by a City Council ordinance to increase driver pay,...
Virtual Dining Concepts Launches Linked Eats
Virtual Dining Concepts (VDC), which has long been an alchemist in the online-only restaurant world, has a new offering for maximizing delivery efficiency: a tech stack that sits on top of middleware platforms called Linked Eats, which it has spun into its own...
Outstanding Operators
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