The First Speedy Eats Is Up and Running. Is Natchez Embracing It?
Let’s just stipulate up front: it’s only been nine days. That’s how long Tance Hughes has been operating a Speedy Eats drive-thru location in Natchez, Mississippi. Not nearly enough time to decide if it will be a viable business. But enough time to take some early...
Kernel Revamps Off-Premises Model for Dine-In Demand
Takeout and delivery are fast-growing segments for limited-service restaurants. Kernel, a plant-forward eatery by Chipotle founder Steve Ells, was designed to take advantage of this trend. The cashierless New York City restaurant opened in February with no seating as...
A Behind the Scenes Look at the Robot-Run Restaurant CaliExpress by Flippy
CaliExpress by Flippy bills itself as the world’s first fully autonomous restaurant. The fast-food restaurant, operated by Miso Robotics in Pasadena, California, is an hour’s drive from my home, so I set out after the July 4 holiday to check out the pop-up eatery. At...
Speedy Eats Has an Unmanned Drive-Thru You Gotta See To Believe
Frederic “Speed” Bancroft had such a lousy experience at a fast-food restaurant in 2015 that he decided to design a QSR without a human in it. “This lady griped at me because I didn’t read a sign on the ordering menu about the credit-card machine being down. I started...
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