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ChowNow Joins Tech Providers Aiming to Alleviate Restaurants’ Digital Growing Pains
October 06, 2021

Restaurant operators are fed up with managing their disparate mess of digital solutions, and tech providers are noting the opportunity. On Tuesday (Oct. 5), online ordering platform ChowNow announced a new product, its “Order Better Network,” which quickly makes restaurants’ menus available across an expansive...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Instacart Challenges DoorDash; PepsiCo Touts Brand Loyalty
October 05, 2021

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, Instacart gets into the prepared meals space, while PepsiCo leans on brand affinity to make its price increases work. Plus, with the rumored expansion of the Amazon Fresh brand, Amazon’s grocery efforts are literally and figuratively all over...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Ghost Kitchens Consolidate; Restaurants Aim to Maintain Street Dining
October 04, 2021

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, Kitchen United acquires ghost kitchen company Zuul, while consumers throw their support behind restaurant robotics. Plus, John Dillon, chief brand officer and executive vice president at Denny’s, speaks with PYMNTS about appealing to digital consumers across generational divides....

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Denny’s Eschews Gen Z Tunnel Vision to Focus on Cross-Generational Digital Appeal
October 04, 2021

Before the pandemic, digital ordering was primarily a tool for early adopters and restaurant enthusiasts. Now, following the turn to off-premise ordering prompted by COVID-19 social distancing measures, web and mobile restaurant sales have become the norm. It is not only the young consumers who...

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Food Automation Goes Mainstream as Consumers Seek out Self-Service Options
October 04, 2021

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Deep Dive: How Restaurant Loyalty Programs Can Engage Customers and Grow Sales
October 04, 2021

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Restaurants Push to Keep Street Dining
October 03, 2021

Restaurant owners want outside dining spaces, adopted in response to the pandemic, to be more of a permanent thing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: As Dine-In Struggles, IHOP Turns to Fast-Casual
October 01, 2021

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) close their dining rooms in response to vaccine mandates, while IHOP opens the first location of its fast-casual concept. Plus, Tasteful Foods CEO Anders Christensen explains that teaming up with retailers to offer alternatives to...

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IHOP Opens Fast-Casual Brand; Chipotle Offers Increased Personalization
October 01, 2021

Four months after announcing the resumption of its plans to launch its fast-casual brand flip’d, IHOP opened the doors of the chain’s first location in Lawrence, Kansas on Tuesday (Sept. 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...