The restaurant labor shortage does not appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. The underlying issues that have caused the crisis — low wages, poor benefits, unpredictable hours — remain largely in place, as restaurants struggle to come up with a financially feasible option to...
Supply chain shortages are growing increasingly visible to consumers around the world, as prices rise, and some items disappear from menus altogether. Now, in the United Kingdom, McDonald’s has temporarily discontinued its milkshakes, as well as a number of other beverages, from its nearly 1,300...
Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, the ruling to overturn Prop 22 could change the meal delivery landscape, and Taco Bell talks restaurant design. Plus, there’s a look at the ways drive-thru is transforming the restaurant industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Restaurants have pivoted through the past year and a half of the pandemic to embrace customers’ shifting preferences about how they want to order and receive their food. The move – to digital channels, phone ordering, apps and enhanced websites – has been a hallmark...
The quick-service restaurant (QSR) drive-thru hardly seems like it would be the cutting edge of technology. If anything, the channel has vaguely retro connotations, calling up images of, say, “American Graffiti,” an early ‘70s recollection of the early ‘60s. Today, however, the drive-thru is a...
OpenTable and secure identity company CLEAR have partnered to give U.S. restaurant diners an easier way to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination through CLEAR’s free digital vaccine card, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
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We may not have Jetsons-style food machines or Wallace & Gromit autochefs in our kitchens just yet, but food production automation is accelerating. From salad-making robots to pizza creation automation systems to robot baristas, innovations are coming to the fore each month. Get the Full...
Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, Target sees grocery sales grow at double the rate of Walmart, while Brinker International slows its virtual brand expansion to focus on the on-premises experience. Plus, Subway’s senior director of digital talks about building a data-informed relationship with...
