Poll of the Week May 28, 2026
Catering Pitfalls What pitfall is most critical to avoid for an emerging catering program? Inadequate Packaging and Presentation Unreliable Delivery Timing Complicated Digital Ordering Process Failure to Accommodate Dietary Restrictions Unsure Please select one of the...
Popeyes Bets on Biscuits for CPG Push
Popeyes, the New Orleans–founded fried chicken chain with more than 4,000 locations, is deepening its push onto grocery store shelves this week with the debut of at-home biscuit mixes, the latest addition to the brand’s growing line of consumer packaged goods. The...
Industry-Shaping Trends from the 2026 NRA Show
Beverages driving revenue, the rising importance of the post-ability of menu items and consumers’ shifting approach to value meals — these were a few of the trends shaping discussion at the 2026 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago last weekend. Three...
Restaurants Use Menu Intelligence to Shape Loyalty, Discovery and Personalization
Consumers want more visibility into what they are eating and more personalized digital ordering experiences, according to restaurant and technology leaders speaking at the 2026 Food On Demand Conference in Dallas. The panel, titled “How Menu Intelligence and...Poll of the Week May 21, 2026
Dynamic Pricing's Reputation Does dynamic pricing in the restaurant industry garner a worse reputation than it deserves? Yes No Unsure Please select one of the following options....
Rising Gas Prices Drain Delivery Driver Take-Home Pay
Rising gas prices are taking an increasingly significant toll on the take-home pay of food delivery drivers thus far in 2026, outpacing fuel relief and incentive programs from third-party delivery marketplaces like Uber Eats and DoorDash, resulting in lower net...
DoorDash Trends Report Highlights AI’s Growing Role in Restaurant Discovery
Consumers are increasingly turning to AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini to decide where to eat, according to DoorDash’s new 2026 Restaurant Industry Trends Report. The report, based on a nationally representative survey of more than 3,000 U.S. consumers and more...
Restaurant Industry Experts Weigh in on Dynamic Pricing
Few topics polarize the restaurant operators and consumers like dynamic pricing, the practice of using technology like artificial intelligence to adjust menu item costs based on analysis of real-time data. At its best, dynamic pricing could automatically pass...
Alternate Delivery Platforms Find Success in Niche Spaces
Not all third-party delivery platforms need to be at the scale of the big players, but leaders of those less prominent companies in the space said the impact still has to be large. That was the message from a panel of representatives from the delivery industry at the...
Outstanding Operators
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