Today in restaurant and grocery tech news: Table-service restaurants scale back their off-premise businesses, while ultrafast grocery delivery services step it up. Plus, Rajat Suri, founder and CEO of Presto and co-founder of Lyft, speaks with PYMNTS about the data-powered future of the drive-thru. Get...
Throughout 2021, major restaurant chains have been rethinking their drive-thru operations with an eye toward their digital futures, and it is about time. Research from PYMNTS’ 2021 Restaurant Readiness Index, created in collaboration with Paytronix, finds that restaurant managers actually undervalue the drive-thru channel relative...
While demand for delivery remains high, many restaurants are now in the difficult position of choosing between providing consumers with the convenience they have come to expect and running a profitable business. With the return to dine-in and the continuing challenges of today’s labor market,...
Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, fresh foods get vending machine boost, and Kroger’s Home Chef announces a new gifting platform. Plus, Kevin Flaherty, vice president of digital marketing at MOD Pizza, speaks with PYMNTS about the next frontiers for the brand’s direct ordering...
Today in restaurant and grocery tech news: MOD Pizza submits a draft registration to go public via initial public offering (IPO), and Turkish grocery delivery startup Getir announces the acquisition of United Kingdom rival Weezy. Plus, Thirstie CEO Devaraj Southworth discusses how digitally lagging liquor...
Pizza may be timeless, but the ways in which restaurateurs are getting that pizza from the kitchen to consumers’ mouths could not be timelier. With its easy deliverability, pizza has been at the forefront of the digital shift, and with its relatively simple production process,...
Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, McDonald’s adds mobile payment options in Singapore, and Uber Eats announced the addition of a cannabis seller to its marketplace in Ontario, Canada. Plus, grocers contend with holiday season supply chain challenges. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Customers visiting the Golden Arches in Singapore can pay for their fast food orders online, at the drive-thru, in-store or via self-ordering kiosks with mobile payment app GrabPay and accrue points via GrabRewards as part of a collaborative effort, according to a Monday (Nov. 22)...
While ghost kitchens were a no-brainer during quarantine, the return of on-premise dining has challenged virtual kitchens to rethink their model. Restaurants are no longer satisfied with remote, difficult-to-reach kitchens in warehouses far from consumers’ homes, and they can no longer get their needs met...
