Donatos Looks to New Markets with Autonomous Pizza Vending Machine
Donatos and its sister companies Agápe Automation and Grote Company have partnered with robotics company Appetronix to create a fully autonomous pizza vending machine. Although still in development, the model will resemble Toronto-based Appetronix’s Asian cuisine bot...
Kristen Barnett Blends Culinary Talent with Experiential Marketing
Hungry House founder Kristen Barnett is moving from her “anti-ghost kitchen” concept to something entirely new, but largely focused on the same cohort of culinary creators who have their own built-in followings in the F&B universe. Based in New York and steeped in...
Restaurants Turn to New Prototypes to Stay Competitive and Drive Sales
Many concepts are experimenting with renovations and new prototype designs in order to maximize profits and efficiency for franchisees. In the case of Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes, the focus for its prototype is takeout. “I primarily like to approach it as...
Olo Adds Card-Present Kiosk Payment Processing, Among Other Updates
Olo unveiled a slew of 10 new features across its three primary categories: Order, Pay and Engage. Card-Present Payment Processing is the headline, and one of ten new Olo product enhancements announced, including Borderless loyalty integrations on its white-label...
ItsaCheckmate Releases Reconcile to Consolidate Third-Party Orders
As third-party ordering channels continue gaining steam, delivery integration provider ItsaCheckmate is promising brands they can simplify the process of tracking and reporting of critical metrics by consolidating ordering platform statements into one unified view....
Chipotle Tests ‘Autocado” a Guacamole Prep Robot
Chipotle aims to slash employee time spent preparing their signature guacamole with a new robotic prototype. Dubbed the “Autocado” the machine cuts, cores and peels avocados before they are hand mashed and additional ingredients added. How it works: An employee...
Velvet Taco Leans on AI for Latest Feature: The Chat GPTaco
Artificial intelligence continues to enter the restaurant industry from several angles, whether it’s automating back- and front-of-house services, marketing, or providing data-based predictions for inventory and staffing—to name just a few. Now, a Dallas-based...
UPDATED: Domino’s Inks Delivery Partnership with Uber Eats
After years of holding out while Papa John’s and Pizza Hut jumped into third-party delivery, Domino’s—the world’s largest pizza company—has signed a deal allowing U.S. customers to order its products through the Uber Eats and Postmates apps. Uber Eats will be the...
Buffalo Wild Wings Opens Delivery-Focused Concept in Kansas
Armed with a wing-heavy menu that’s well suited to delivery, Buffalo Wild Wings has opened its latest Go-branded location in Shawnee, Kansas, the Inspire Brands-owned restaurant’s takeout- and delivery-focused model. Inspire said the location opened this week, on...
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