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DoorDash Enacts Driver, Customer Safety Program
DoorDash rolled out updates to make ordering delivery safer for Dashers, customers and merchants.
Panelists Discuss How Dynamic Pricing Can Attract Customers and Boost Sales
The founders of Sauce and Juicer, as well as a Dog Haus franchisee, discussed bringing dynamic pricing to restaurants.
Donatos Pizza Testing Smart Saucer, Plans More Automation
Donatos is testing an automated pizza saucer from Agápe Automation, with plans for further automation.
ItsaCheckmate Launches Marketplace, Open API Platform
ItsaCheckmate launched Marketplace, a new product allowing “innovators and startups” to build a single integration that instantly provides them with access to more than 50 different point-of-sale systems.
Colorado Blocks Third-Party Alcohol Delivery
Midterm voters in Colorado blocked third-party alcohol delivery sales.
Food On Demand Topics
Finance
Presto Goes Public in SPAC Deal with Vow to Automate More Restaurants
Presto Automation has merged with shell company Ventoux to go public in one of the few successful SPAC deals in recent months.
Research
Guest Sentiment Shows Off-Premises Dip
In a new collection of guest sentiment data from the feedback platform Tattle, the customer is not all that happy and off-premises experiences especially could have been better. Overall, sentiment since January 2021 has declined across the board. Dine-in, takeout and...
The Deliverers
Food Rocket, Circle K Bring Rapid Delivery to Charlotte
After Circle K’s parent took a minority stake in Food Rocket, the two companies announced a joint delivery expansion in Charlotte, NC.
Best Practices
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Thanx CEO: Remove Your Dependency on Discounts
Thanx founder and CEO Zach Goldstein says restaurants should move beyond discounting in loyalty programs.
