food and beverage

Aldi Launches London Pilot of Cashierless Supermarket

Aldi Launches London Pilot of Cashierless Supermarket
Aldi Launches London Pilot of Cashierless Supermarket
January 19, 2022  |  Unattended Retail

Aldi is piloting its first cashierless supermarkets open to the public in Greenwich, London, on Wednesday (Jan. 19) following a successful trial of the technology...

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Paytronix: 2021 Was the Year of Ghost
Paytronix: 2021 Was the Year of Ghost
January 19, 2022  |  Opinion

Ghost kitchens aren’t just a flash in the pan. Hungry consumers are turning to digital channels in unprecedented numbers to answer the age-old question “What’s...

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B2B Online Marketplace Grovara Debuts Pallet-Builder Tool for Orders
B2B Online Marketplace Grovara Debuts Pallet-Builder Tool for Orders
January 17, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

B2B marketplace Grovara debuted the first digital Pallet-Builder for food and beverage exporting on Monday (Jan. 17), with a press release saying that the platform...

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NFT Flyfish Opening Members’ Only Restaurant in Manhattan
NFT Flyfish Opening Members’ Only Restaurant in Manhattan
January 17, 2022  |  NFTs

A luxury restaurant opening in an undisclosed location in Manhattan will require more than reservations to get a table; diners will have to hold Flyfish...

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Today in Food Commerce: Alibaba Mulls Freshippo Fundraise; Restaurants Reformat for Off-Premise
Today in Food Commerce: Alibaba Mulls Freshippo Fundraise; Restaurants Reformat for Off-Premise
January 14, 2022  |  ResTech

Today in food commerce, Alibaba mulls a fundraise for its Freshippo grocery chain in China, valued at $10 billion, while retail giants race to overcome...

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Barcelona-Based Last.app Drums Up $2.5M to Expand Restaurant Management Platform
Barcelona-Based Last.app Drums Up $2.5M to Expand Restaurant Management Platform
January 13, 2022  |  Investments

Last.app, the Barcelona-based startup, has received 2.2 million euros ($2.5 million) to expand its restaurant management platform, the company announced Thursday (Jan. 13). Get the...

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Instacart Aims to Price out DoorDash With Launch of Meal Delivery
Instacart Aims to Price out DoorDash With Launch of Meal Delivery
January 13, 2022  |  Delivery

With its latest initiative, Instacart is firing back at the leading restaurant aggregators, such as DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub, which have been moving further...

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For On-Demand Cookie Delivery, Girl Scouts Ditches Grubhub for DoorDash
For On-Demand Cookie Delivery, Girl Scouts Ditches Grubhub for DoorDash
January 12, 2022  |  Delivery

With the door-to-door sales model proving questionable at best amid widespread contagion concerns, Girl Scouts are once again taking a hybrid approach to cookie sales...

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