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McDonald’s Conveyor Belt Drive-Thru Leads Spate of Takeout Tinkering
McDonald’s Conveyor Belt Drive-Thru Leads Spate of Takeout Tinkering
December 01, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurant brands look to secure consumers’ digital loyalty, McDonald’s is testing new store formats.  The quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand announced in a company blog post Thursday (Dec. 1)...

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California’s Fast Food Restaurants Prepare for Automation, Closures After Wage Law
California’s Fast Food Restaurants Prepare for Automation, Closures After Wage Law
September 06, 2022  |  Economy

On Monday (Sept. 5), California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Bill AB-257, which will set higher wage requirements for fast food workers as well...

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Starbucks Shifts Focus From In-Store Experience to Digital Efficiency
Starbucks Shifts Focus From In-Store Experience to Digital Efficiency
May 03, 2022  |  Earnings

Even as consumers are returning to restaurants for indoor dining, Starbucks is turning its attention away from creating inviting on-premise space toward boosting the efficiency...

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Paytronix Powers Restauranteur Stroud’s Launch Of 2 Takeout, Delivery Locations
Paytronix Powers Restauranteur Stroud’s Launch Of 2 Takeout, Delivery Locations
August 09, 2021  |  ResTech

Digital guest-experience platform Paytronix has announced that KC Hopps, a Kansas City-based restaurant management group which owns Stroud’s, has rolled out a new set of...

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Uber Counters Ridesharing Slump With Delivery Double-Up
Uber Counters Ridesharing Slump With Delivery Double-Up
August 07, 2020  |  Earnings

Before Q2 2020, Uber was the innovator that launched the concept of a digitally backed ridesharing business with a growing side hustle in the world...

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Digital Drives 61 Pct Of Chipotle’s Q2 Sales
Digital Drives 61 Pct Of Chipotle’s Q2 Sales
July 22, 2020  |  Earnings

The digital shift saved Chipotle in Q2. The company announced earnings Thursday (July 22) that showed not only a huge spike in digital orders, but...

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How To Digitally Reinvent A Restaurant In Real Time
How To Digitally Reinvent A Restaurant In Real Time
June 10, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

The global Covid-19 pandemic hit the restaurant industry in U.S. Northeastern cities like New York and Boston with an incredible and nearly unexpected force, a...

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How The Cloud Keeps Restaurant Inventory Less Cloudy
How The Cloud Keeps Restaurant Inventory Less Cloudy
March 20, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

Keeping multiple restaurant locations well-supplied with ingredients requires precise understandings of different venues’ needs and careful logistics coordination. Inability to track and predict inventory usage...

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Chipotle Drives Digital To Q3 Wins
Chipotle Drives Digital To Q3 Wins
October 22, 2019  |  Earnings

Get ready for more digital drive-throughs in the world of quick-service restaurants (QSRs). That was one of the main messages on Tuesday (Oct. 22) in...

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