Mellow Mushroom Modernizes with Digital Tools and “Fast-Fine” Prototype
Pizza chain Mellow Mushroom is embracing digital transformation. Recently, the brand teamed up with QSR Automations for some major tech upgrades, starting with integrating kitchen display systems (KDS). These digital screens replace paper-based tickets in the kitchen,...
Sam Nazarian’s C3 Teams With United Parks & Resorts for TOMA Activation
No one could ever say that Sam Nazarian does anything bush league. But one can now say he does something in Busch Gardens. His company C3, a CPG and culinary brands company connecting audiences with food brands, has announced that it is teaming with United Parks &...
Medallia Knows What Consumers Will Pay For Delivery
It’s one of the eternal questions in the restaurant world: at what price point would consumers be persuaded to come in for pickup instead of delivery? Medallia, a customer and employee experience research firm, suggests a formula: if your pickup pricing is 25 percent...
Taco Bell Adds Photo Booth in Drive-Thru for Super Bowl
Taco Bell is shaking up the traditional drive-thru experience, by giving customers the opportunity to appear in its 2025 Super Bowl commercial. It’s all part of Taco Bell’s Live Más Drive-Thru Cams campaign. At select locations, Taco Bell Rewards members can...
Toast Shifts to Uber Eats Direct as Primary Delivery Partner
Toast announced on Thursday that it is expanding its partnership with Uber by making Uber Eats Direct the primary white-label delivery option for businesses using Toast’s services. As part of this change, Toast is shifting away from its previous default partner,...
Tony Illes Has Made 9,197 Third-Party Deliveries, Now He Delivers On His Own
If you live in the Beacon Hill neighborhood in Seattle and have ordered food delivery in the past few years, chances are the smiling man who handed you your bag was Tony Illes. He’s been busy on the third-party delivery platforms. So busy that he figured that the area...
How Pickpad Aims to Solve Restaurant Pickup Chaos
We’ve all been there—standing in a busy restaurant, trying to figure out which order is yours or where it even is. Meanwhile, staff are juggling delivery drivers who are also looking for orders to pick up. It’s a situation both customers and staff deal...
Deliverect Acquires Kiosk Manufacturer
Deliverect, a food tech SaaS company, has acquired Tabesto, an all-in-one ordering and payment kiosk. The deal expands Deliverect’s capabilities beyond online ordering to in-store responsibilities. Deliverect gains Tabesto’s smart ordering and payment software...
Sweetfin Finds Sweet Spot With Delivery Exclusivity
Sweetfin, a poke concept in Southern California with 16 locations, has a history of embracing delivery exclusivity. Pre-pandemic it worked solely with Postmates. Then for a few years it extended to all the providers. Now it’s back with just Postmates and its parent...
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