Belgium-based Deliverect Plots North American Growth
Fresh off a recent $65 million funding round, Belgium-based Deliverect is moving into the North American hospitality market with expectations that delivery volumes still have significant growth ahead, partially fueled by the explosion of ghost kitchens and virtual...
Acquiring Dragontail, Yum Brands Nabs Order Management, Delivery Tech
Yum Brands, the parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and WingStreet, is acquiring Dragontail Systems, a provider of high-tech kitchen equipment to help restaurants manage kitchen flow, control food quality, and seamlessly control the delivery process. The...
Pizza Hut’s President on Reclaiming the Brand’s Mojo
After consecutive same-store sales gains, interim Pizza Hut President Kevin Hochman said the second-largest pizza brand is reclaiming its reputation for culinary innovation and retooling its business for a permanently larger percentage of off-premises sales. With...
New Taco Bell Prototype to Load-Balance all Manner of Off-Premises
Taco Bell unveiled its new Go Mobile store prototype, which is a lean off-premises machine designed to be heavy on drive-thru and digital orders. The new model contains a secondary drive-thru lane for digital-order pickup and dedicated spots for curbside pickup or...
Outstanding Operators
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