food and beverage

Uber Eats Enters Catering Space With $2.3 Billion ezCater Deal

Uber Eats Enters Catering Space With $2.3 Billion ezCater Deal
Uber Eats Enters Catering Space With $2.3 Billion ezCater Deal
October 06, 2026  |  Acquiring

Uber is paying $2.3 billion to acquire catering and workplace meal platform ezCater, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 6) news release. The all-cash deal is...

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Maryland’s Personalized Pricing Ban Marks Shift From Disclosure to Prohibition
Maryland’s Personalized Pricing Ban Marks Shift From Disclosure to Prohibition
September 21, 2026  |  Retail

Maryland will become the first state to put an outright ban on certain personalized grocery prices into effect Oct. 1, moving beyond the disclosure requirements...

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The Weekender: The Star-Spangled Receipt
The Weekender: The Star-Spangled Receipt
July 04, 2026  |  Retail

Every July, America gathers around the grill, gazes at the sky and asks the same timeless question. Can liberty be itemized? The answer, increasingly, is...

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Omaha Steaks Turns Logistics Into Dinner Theater
Omaha Steaks Turns Logistics Into Dinner Theater
July 03, 2026  |  Delivery

Premium food brands have traditionally competed on sourcing, quality and reputation. Today, time is another variable that is becoming just as strategically important. “We see...

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Pizza Needs a Turnaround. America Needs a Slice.
Pizza Needs a Turnaround. America Needs a Slice.
June 20, 2026  |  Retail

Pizza has entered its “It’s not you, it’s me” era, which is ridiculous because it is absolutely us. We, the people, have apparently been ordering...

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Aldi Makes $9 Billion Bid to Become Biggest US Grocer
Aldi Makes $9 Billion Bid to Become Biggest US Grocer
June 18, 2026  |  Retail

German grocer Aldi is launching a major expansion in the United States amid rising food prices, the Financial Times reported Thursday (June 18). The company...

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Restaurants Can’t Find Workers. AI Says It Can.
Restaurants Can’t Find Workers. AI Says It Can.
May 26, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The restaurant industry solved online ordering, delivery and digital payments. It still hasn’t solved labor. Staffing shortages, high turnover and retention problems continue straining restaurant...

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Starbucks Scraps AI Inventory Tool After Counting Errors
Starbucks Scraps AI Inventory Tool After Counting Errors
May 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Starbucks stopped using an artificial intelligence app for counting inventory after finding that the program miscounted and mislabeled items, Reuters reported Thursday (May 21). The...

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