Nuro’s Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Drives into the Smithsonian’s Collections
Just ahead of Earth Day, the Smithsonian announced a self-driving delivery vehicle from Nuro—powered by sustainable energy—has been added to the museum’s robot collections at the National Museum of American History. Collecting the R1 from Nuro, the Mountain View,...
Wix Expands Square Integration
Wix.com, a platform to create, manage and grow an online presence, announced an extended integration with Square allowing restaurants to easily sync their Wix Restaurants site with their Square accounts. The move is intended to streamline online ordering directly from...
Velvet Taco Looks to Off-Premise Growth with Redesigned “Taco Lane”
Known for its trendy tacos, late-night eats, and bold restaurant design, fast-casual Velvet Taco has continued to spur growth since its debut in 2011. The brand now has over 35 locations across the U.S. with plans underway to add another to its roster in Frisco,...
Lunchbox Gives Processing Power Back to Operators with New Payments Tool
Online ordering company Lunchbox debuted a new feature that gives restaurants more flexibility in controlling their payment processes. Open Payments acts as a gateway that lets operators use their POS systems or other payment processors of choice for all digital...
Union Square Hospitality Group Selects Thanx to Power Loyalty
Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) is expanding its partnership with guest engagement platform Thanx. Thanx will now power three USHG brands: Daily Provisions, an all-day neighborhood kitchen, Blue Smoke, a barbecue joint and Marta, a Roman-inspired pizzeria and...
Uber Eats, Cartken Expand Sidewalk Robot Deliveries to Virginia
Robotic sidewalk deliveries are coming to Fairfax, Virginia, in the outer Washington, D.C. exurbs, as Uber and Cartken expand their existing partnership. Uber Eats consumers in the city’s walkable Mosaic District can now have their orders delivered by Cartken’s...
Olo Connect Aims to Accelerate Restaurant Tech Innovation
Olo has unveiled a new ecosystem of integrated technology and service partners called Olo Connect, which the company believes will accelerate innovation in restaurant technology across the foodservice industry. Olo Connect works with a wide range of technology and...
Helbiz Kitchen Expands to New York City
After announcing plans last year to bring its stable of virtual restaurants to the East Coast and Texas, Helbiz Kitchen is opening its first ghost kitchen at West 38th Street in New York City. Orders will come in using Kitchen United’s MIX app, on-site kiosks and Uber...
Study Shows Rising Delivery Price Premiums
Gordon Haskett Research Advisors studied average menu pricing premiums for 25 popular restaurant brands, which showed the average premium across the sector has increased to approximately 20 percent over the cost of dine-in. In its “Third-Party Delivery Menu Pricing...
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