Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, an automat restaurant expands across the United States, while a grocery chain becomes the first to deploy artificially intelligent robots to all locations. Plus, quick-service restaurant (QSR) franchisees chafe against the constraints of today’s labor market. Get the...
For quick-service restaurants (QSRs), the challenging labor market right now is not an obstacle for only corporate headquarters, but also for franchisees. Without full access to corporations ’ deep pockets, these franchisees — typically smaller companies or local business owners — are often forced to...
Automats are back. After opening its first location in New York City’s East Village in the spring and signing deals to expand along the East Coast, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, an automat-style dumpling-focused quick-service restaurant (QSR), is heading south. The chain announced this week that it...
Fiserv, the parent company of the Clover point-of-sale (POS) and business management platform, and food delivery company Grubhub on Wednesday (Aug. 25), released a press statement announcing the integration of the companies’ platforms to help thousands of independent restaurants better fulfill online orders. Get the...
Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, Sweetgreen invests in automation, and Clover integrates with meal delivery providers. Plus, a major convenience store business is expanding, even as external factors threaten the sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
With the acceleration of the digital shift touching every part of the restaurant business, many operators find themselves juggling a suite of incompatible tools and solutions. Providers that can offer restaurants an opportunity to consolidate their digital presence and keep previously disparate systems in communication...
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...
Restaurants are in danger — that is the message that the National Restaurant Association is communicating to Congress through an open letter sent Tuesday (Aug 24) regarding the threat that the delta variant poses. The letter relays findings of the association’s recent survey of restaurant...
