food and beverage

Service Sector Inflation Could Test Consumers’ Appetite to Spend in 2024

Service Sector Inflation Could Test Consumers’ Appetite to Spend in 2024
Service Sector Inflation Could Test Consumers’ Appetite to Spend in 2024
January 05, 2024  |  Economy

Through the last several months, payment networks, banks and buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms have pointed to the resilience of the U.S. consumer. Get...

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Restaurant Customers Want Self-Service, but Only If It’s Fun
Restaurant Customers Want Self-Service, but Only If It’s Fun
January 05, 2024  |  ResTech

While some restaurant technologies, such as QR code menus, may rub most consumers the wrong way, it seems that diners are open to self-service when...

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2024 May Be the Year of the Aggregator for Grocers
2024 May Be the Year of the Aggregator for Grocers
January 04, 2024  |  Aggregators

With pure-play eCommerce food sellers gaining share from brick-and-mortar grocers, and with many grocers struggling to manage the costs of in-house fulfillment, 2024 may be...

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Jason’s Deli: Corporate Turnover Creates Catering Opportunity for Restaurants
Jason’s Deli: Corporate Turnover Creates Catering Opportunity for Restaurants
January 03, 2024  |  ResTech

As major businesses have laid off staff, added new leadership, and otherwise restructured, Jason’s Deli sees the opportunity to pick up new catering customers when the economy...

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Consumers Failed to Cut Back on Restaurant Dining Over the Holidays
Consumers Failed to Cut Back on Restaurant Dining Over the Holidays
December 29, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers may have meant to tighten their belts when it came to restaurant spending over the holidays, but the data reveals that the opposite happened,...

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Grocers’ Contextual Commerce Efforts Reached New Digital Spaces in 2023
Grocers’ Contextual Commerce Efforts Reached New Digital Spaces in 2023
December 29, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Throughout 2023, grocers stepped up their contextual commerce initiatives, not only expanding shoppable recipe content but also reaching new devices and digital platforms. Get the...

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New Wage Regulations Are Transforming the Economics of Restaurant Delivery
New Wage Regulations Are Transforming the Economics of Restaurant Delivery
December 28, 2023  |  Delivery

With changing wage laws shaking up the economics of restaurant delivery, key players have begun changing their approach. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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From Reservations to Ordering, Gen AI Took Over Restaurants in 2023
From Reservations to Ordering, Gen AI Took Over Restaurants in 2023
December 27, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

In 2023, generative artificial intelligence began to make its way into many different parts of the restaurant industry, across the back- and front-of-house, boosting efficiency...

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