McDonald’s Rolls Out Cash Accepting Kiosks, as Labor Costs Rise
McDonald’s is launching new digital kiosks that accept cash and dispense change. The move follows the chainwide rollout of self-order kiosks in 2020, which accepted credit card payments and required cash customers to go to the counter. “These changes allow franchisees...
Nuro Shifts Focus from Delivery Robots to Licensing its Autonomous Tech
Nuro is making a pivot from developing delivery robots to licensing out its advanced, autonomous tech. The company is known for its self-driving delivery robots that drive on public roads, setting itself apart from the smaller, sidewalk delivery robots that are...
Chipotle Employs a Robot Called Autocado
Chipotle may have lost its CEO to Starbucks but it has something the coffee giant doesn’t: an avocado-processing robot. It announced this week that its Autocado robot, which can cut, core, and peel avocados before they are hand-mashed into guacamole, is being...
Dlivrd Debuts a Driver App and Takes Ownership of Its Tech Stack
Last week, Dlivrd, a catering-delivery company specializing in last-mile orders, launched its first driver app. But CEO Chris Heffernan isn’t doing cartwheels about the novelty of it. “I mean it’s cool and all,” he said in an interview. But where he is up on his hands...
Artisan Studios Wants To Make Your Mobile Ordering Friendly. How? Generative AI
Let’s start with an assumption. Mobile ordering is not hard. It’s just pointing and touching. It’s not like assembling an Ikea bookshelf. But does it leave you with a smile on your face? No. Why would it? Artisan Studios CEO Tim Mitrovich thinks it...
GiftAMeal Feeds Millions with Blend of Giving Back and Marketing for Restaurants
In light of Hunger Action Month, Food On Demand took a deep dive into GiftAMeal, a company that blends philanthropy with dining, and empowers restaurants to give back to their communities. Founder and CEO Andrew Glantz said he was inspired by his deep involvement in...Brandy Blackwell, Vice President of Marketing, Another Broken Egg Cafe
Brandy Blackwell Vice President of Marketing, Another Broken Egg Cafe Brandy Blackwell actively serves as vice president and head of marketing for Another Broken Egg Cafe®, an upscale breakfast, brunch, and lunch chain with more than 100 locations spanning 16 states....Oliver Ostertag, General Manager, PAR
Oliver Ostertag General Manager, PAR Oliver “Oli” Ostertag has had many roles at PAR, including running the company’s international and business operations functions. Prior to joining PAR, he was a corporate attorney representing large-cap private equity sponsors in...Sara Senatore, Managing Director, Bank of America
Sara Senatore Managing Director, Bank of America Sara is a managing director in global equity research and the senior analyst covering Restaurants. Regular Research publications include the Weekly Restaurant Spending Report, Monthly Inflation Tracker, and Monthly...
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