food and beverage

Trouble Brews for Starbucks Competitors With Shift to at-Home Coffee

Trouble Brews for Starbucks Competitors With Shift to at-Home Coffee
Trouble Brews for Starbucks Competitors With Shift to at-Home Coffee
June 07, 2023  |  Earnings

As consumers are increasingly having their morning cup of joe at home, according to The J.M. Smucker Company, major coffeehouse chains — especially those without the...

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DoorDash Takes a Tip From Grubhub With Amazon Canada Partnership
DoorDash Takes a Tip From Grubhub With Amazon Canada Partnership
June 06, 2023  |  Subscriptions

After avowing that its DashPass subscription growth strategy was centered not on partnerships but on organic channels, DoorDash has changed its tune, at least in Canada. The aggregator announced...

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Atly CEO: Gen Z Taps Social Networks for Restaurant Discovery
Atly CEO: Gen Z Taps Social Networks for Restaurant Discovery
June 06, 2023  |  Social Commerce

As consumers seek more effective digital tools to discover new restaurants, many — especially younger generations — are increasingly trusting social platforms for recommendations. In...

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QSRs Look to Data Scientists for Menu Change Insights
QSRs Look to Data Scientists for Menu Change Insights
June 05, 2023  |  ResTech

For menu change insights, some quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are not looking to food scientists but to cold, hard numbers. QSRs have been caught between a...

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Grubhub+ Doubles Down on Partnership Strategy With 2-Year Amazon Extension
Grubhub+ Doubles Down on Partnership Strategy With 2-Year Amazon Extension
June 05, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Nearly a year after Grubhub first announced its partnership with Amazon to offer Prime members free yearlong Grubhub+ subscriptions, the aggregator shared Monday (June 5) that the two companies are extending the deal and stepping it up by offering...

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Amazon Says Voice Ordering Enables Near-Instant Conversion for Restaurants
Amazon Says Voice Ordering Enables Near-Instant Conversion for Restaurants
June 05, 2023  |  Retail

As technology providers compete to offer restaurants the most powerful digital tools, Amazon is promising eateries the ability to capitalize on consumers’ cravings nearly the moment they...

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Restaurants Rethink Loyalty With Brand Partnerships and Creative Rewards
Restaurants Rethink Loyalty With Brand Partnerships and Creative Rewards
June 02, 2023  |  ResTech

Quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant KFC has become the latest eatery to announce a rewards partnership with a video game company, collaborating with action role-playing game Diablo IV to offer in-game rewards...

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Instacart Introduces ChatGPT-Integrated Discovery Tool as eGrocers Aim to Do More
Instacart Introduces ChatGPT-Integrated Discovery Tool as eGrocers Aim to Do More
May 31, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

To extend its role in consumers’ day-to-day food routines, Instacart is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to offer consumers meal planning tools and other inspiration-finding capabilities. The online...

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