Food

The distinction between eating away from home (restaurants) and eating at home (groceries) is blurring as consumers use connected devices and apps integrated with payments, to move seamlessly between buying restaurant food to eat at home and groceries and prepared food at the grocery store or convenience stores to cook at home.
Like, Love, Yum. Papa John’s CMO On Facebook “Start Order” Play
Like, Love, Yum. Papa John’s CMO On Facebook “Start Order” Play
July 14, 2017  |  ResTech

Press button. Receive pizza. It’s basically that easy, now that Papa John’s has become the first national pizza brand to offer instant ordering via Facebook’s...

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Facebook Users Will ‘Like’ Ordering Papa John’s Via New ‘Start Order’ Button
Facebook Users Will ‘Like’ Ordering Papa John’s Via New ‘Start Order’ Button
July 13, 2017  |  ResTech

Papa John’s is giving Facebook users one more reason to never leave the app: now, customers can order Papa John’s pizza, desserts and sides using...

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Albertsons IPO Is Back On Hold
Albertsons IPO Is Back On Hold
July 12, 2017  |  ResTech

Albertsons still wants to go public, two years after first mulling and tabling an initial public offering, Bloomberg reports. Yet once again, the grocer is...

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Software Smooths Logistics of eCommerce Grocery Delivery
Software Smooths Logistics of eCommerce Grocery Delivery
June 28, 2017  |  Retail

From Peapod to Instacart and now AmazonFresh, it’s safe to say that the grocery-delivery sector is booming. Many consumers are opting for grocery delivery over...

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Tesco Launches One-Hour Grocery Delivery in London
Tesco Launches One-Hour Grocery Delivery in London
June 27, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon is pushing full throttle into the grocery industry, but it’s not without competitors on its heels. Central London is the next place to have...

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Amazon Buying Whole Foods For Almost $14B
Amazon Buying Whole Foods For Almost $14B
June 16, 2017  |  Amazon

Sometimes the rumor mill gets it right. Or almost right anyway   According to the latest reports out this morning – Amazon.com will acquire Whole Foods Market in...

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El Pollo Loco Hops On Digital Bandwagon With New App, Loyalty Program, And Delivery
El Pollo Loco Hops On Digital Bandwagon With New App, Loyalty Program, And Delivery
June 15, 2017  |  ResTech

Joining the digital club, El Pollo Loco has launched a new loyalty program, overhauled its mobile app and introduced delivery service from some of its...

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Instacart Tries Its Luck In East Coast Suburbs With Wegmans Grocery Stores
Instacart Tries Its Luck In East Coast Suburbs With Wegmans Grocery Stores
June 15, 2017  |  Retail

Instacart has eaten up another market sector by partnering with Wegmans, a family-run East Coast grocery chain with 92 stores and $8.4 billion in annual...

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Meal Kit Startup Gobble Hires From Starbucks, Blue Apron
Meal Kit Startup Gobble Hires From Starbucks, Blue Apron
June 12, 2017  |  ResTech

Gobble, the Palo Alto–based meal kit startup service whose recipes can be prepared in 15 minutes with just a frying pan, a spatula and some...

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