As more players in the food and beverage (F&B) space debut corporate meal solutions, DoorDash, the leading U.S. restaurant aggregator, is making changes to its own B2B program to better compete. On Monday (Sept. 12), the aggregator announced new features for its DoorDash for Work...
Uber co-founder and ex-CEO Travis Kalanick’s ghost kitchen company CloudKitchens is raising funds by the millions, most recently securing an investment from tech giant Microsoft, according to a Financial Times report Wednesday (Sept. 7) citing unnamed sources with insider information. Read more: Microsoft Backs Uber...
Payments technology firm Shift4 has unveiled SkyTab, its point-of-sale (POS) system for restaurants, the company announced Wednesday (Sept. 7). “SkyTab’s Android-based software offers robust functionality to modernize and empower foodservice businesses,” the Allentown, Pennsylvania company said in a news release. “It includes integrated online ordering...
Restaurants may be turning to automation as the solution to their labor challenges, but in fact, restaurants powered by automated technologies have more difficulty retaining the employees they do need than their non-automated counterparts. By the Numbers The 2022 edition of PYMNTS’ “Restaurant Readiness Index,”...
Fast-casual chain Panera Bread, which has more than 2,100 bakery-cafes in the United States and Canada, is looking to drive digital orders by extending drive-thru ordering opportunities beyond the restaurant into consumers’ own cars. On Tuesday (Sept. 6), the company kicked off a partnership with...
As students return to college campuses this fall, food service businesses are finding that their dining habits are finally beginning to look more like they did before the start of the pandemic. For instance, Newport Beach, California-based fast-casual giant Chipotle Mexican Grill, which has more than...
Restaurants looking for steady, reliable customers may want to turn their focus away from younger consumers. By the Numbers Research from PYMNTS’ study “Digital Economy Payments: Consumers Buy Into Food Bargains,” which drew from a survey of a census-balanced panel of nearly 3,000 U.S. consumers,...
As fast food restaurant employees at every step of the corporate ladder wait for Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision on a bill passed in the state’s senate Monday (Aug. 29), which calls for new standards for fast food workers’ wages, schedules and working conditions, fast food...
As virtual restaurant brands look to convert their digital followings into long-term omnichannel success, some are turning their focus to brick-and-mortar. For instance, take MrBeast Burger, a collaboration between ghost kitchen company Virtual Dining Concepts and YouTube personality MrBeast. “I’m opening a physical Beast Burger...