food and beverage

Alphabet’s Drone Unit, Wing, Nears 100K Deliveries

Alphabet’s Drone Unit, Wing, Nears 100K Deliveries
Alphabet’s Drone Unit, Wing, Nears 100K Deliveries
August 25, 2021  |  Delivery

Alphabet’s drone subsidiary Wing is closing in on 100,000 customer delivery flights after launching in Logan, Australia, almost two years ago, in addition to thousands...

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Today In Food Tech: Restaurants Seek Relief; Grocers Tap In-Store Data
Today In Food Tech: Restaurants Seek Relief; Grocers Tap In-Store Data
August 24, 2021  |  Retail

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, McDonald’s U.K. names a new CMO and runs out of milkshakes. Plus, Raz Golan, CEO of smart cart...

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National Restaurant Association Urges Congress to Replenish Relief Fund In Response To Delta Variant
National Restaurant Association Urges Congress to Replenish Relief Fund In Response To Delta Variant
August 24, 2021  |  ResTech

Restaurants are in danger — that is the message that the National Restaurant Association is communicating to Congress through an open letter sent Tuesday (Aug...

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Today In Food Tech: Prop 22 Reversal Could Strain Food Delivery Volume; Taco Bell Restaurants Will Keep Getting Smaller
Today In Food Tech: Prop 22 Reversal Could Strain Food Delivery Volume; Taco Bell Restaurants...
August 23, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, the ruling to overturn Prop 22 could change the meal delivery landscape, and Taco Bell talks restaurant design....

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67 Pct Of Restaurants’ Orders Come Via Phone Or Digital Channels
67 Pct Of Restaurants’ Orders Come Via Phone Or Digital Channels
August 23, 2021  |  ResTech

Restaurants have pivoted through the past year and a half of the pandemic to embrace customers’ shifting preferences about how they want to order and...

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Taco Bell Restaurants Will Keep Getting Smaller, Says COO
Taco Bell Restaurants Will Keep Getting Smaller, Says COO
August 23, 2021  |  ResTech

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UK July Retail Sales Fall Sharply But Remain Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
UK July Retail Sales Fall Sharply But Remain Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
August 20, 2021  |  Retail

U.K. retail sales, buoyed by high grocery store spending during the European Championship matches in June, dropped unexpectedly in July, The Guardian reported Friday (Aug...

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Robot Baristas Invade Singapore Subway Stations To Keep Commuters Caffeinated
Robot Baristas Invade Singapore Subway Stations To Keep Commuters Caffeinated
August 20, 2021  |  Unattended Retail

Singapore’s train stations are being taken over by robots. Robot baristas, specifically. Transit retail and advertising solutions company Stellar Lifestyle and food and beverage-focused Internet...

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