Ordr Expands In-Seat Ordering Technology to U.S. Markets
Ordr, a Canadian-based mobile ordering and payment company for sports and entertainment venues, is expanding to the U.S. The company has inked a number of partnerships with sports teams from Salt Lake City, Dallas and St. Louis to power in-seat ordering, delivery and...
Uber ‘Sunsets’ Nationwide Shipping Program
Uber has ended its Nationwide Shipping program, effective on April 30th, shuttering its short-lived Goldbelly competitor that allowed restaurants and merchants to send packaged goods through the mail to all U.S. states except Alaska and Hawaii. In late February, Uber...
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...
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