food and beverage

Samsung to Expand Connected Kitchen Efforts With AI Food Recommendations

Samsung to Expand Connected Kitchen Efforts With AI Food Recommendations
Samsung to Expand Connected Kitchen Efforts With AI Food Recommendations
August 25, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Samsung is looking to cement its role in consumers’ day-to-day food routines, gearing up to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) food recommendation platform. The South...

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Restaurants Target Consumers’ Game Day Spend to Drive off-Premise Sales
Restaurants Target Consumers’ Game Day Spend to Drive off-Premise Sales
August 25, 2023  |  ResTech

This week in restaurants, Bojangles and Jersey Mike’s both leverage football season to boost off-premise sales, Walmart expands its in-supermarket restaurant selection, and fast-casual goes fancy. With the return of college...

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Subway Finds Buyer as Consumers Seek Budget-Friendly Restaurants
Subway Finds Buyer as Consumers Seek Budget-Friendly Restaurants
August 24, 2023  |  Partnerships

With inflation prompting many consumers to choose low-priced restaurants over more expensive alternatives, Subway has secured a buyer. The QSR giant, which has nearly 37,000 restaurants around...

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Automation Expands Across Every Part of the Grocery Supply Chain
Automation Expands Across Every Part of the Grocery Supply Chain
August 24, 2023  |  Technology

This week in grocery, ShopRite increases the scope of its inventory robotics test, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) gears up for a new automation-powered distribution center, and...

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Fast-Casual Chains Turn Their Loyalty Focus to the in-Restaurant Experience
Fast-Casual Chains Turn Their Loyalty Focus to the in-Restaurant Experience
August 23, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As restaurants continue to seek out ways to combat declining traffic, fast-casual chains including Sweetgreen, Noodles & Company and Panera Bread are taking their loyalty efforts beyond the digital sphere into...

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Kroger Becomes Top US Sushi Seller as Grocers Broaden Scope
Kroger Becomes Top US Sushi Seller as Grocers Broaden Scope
August 22, 2023  |  Retail

Kroger is reportedly now the number one sushi seller in the United States — a circumstance that comes alongside grocers’ ongoing effort to become consumers’ one-stop...

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Warehouse Club Chains’ Share Gains Hold Even as Grocery Inflation Slows
Warehouse Club Chains’ Share Gains Hold Even as Grocery Inflation Slows
August 22, 2023  |  Earnings

Membership chains such as BJ’s Wholesale Club are seeing the gains they made at the highest points of grocery inflation hold strong, even as price increases moderate....

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Getir Cuts 11% of Workforce as Ultrafast Delivery Slows
Getir Cuts 11% of Workforce as Ultrafast Delivery Slows
August 22, 2023  |  Delivery

Grocery delivery service Getir will lay off 2,500 workers to “increase operational efficiency.” The Turkish company announced the job cuts — which amount to a nearly 11%...

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