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.

Powering eCommerce Food Brands With Plants (And Brownie Points)
Powering eCommerce Food Brands With Plants (And Brownie Points)
July 23, 2019  |  Retail

Entrepreneurs sometimes start companies to overcome personal culinary challenges: Coconut Whisk CEO and Founder Bella Lam, for instance, discovered it was difficult to find foods...

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McDonald’s Ends Exclusive Deal With Uber Eats; Starts DoorDash Partnership
McDonald’s Ends Exclusive Deal With Uber Eats; Starts DoorDash Partnership
July 16, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

McDonald’s has added DoorDash as a delivery partner, ending its exclusivity with Uber Eats, according to a report by CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete...

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How Beef Jerky Is Driving Digital Payments Innovation
How Beef Jerky Is Driving Digital Payments Innovation
July 10, 2019  |  Retail

Sometimes entrepreneurs start companies due to a confluence of factors: Prevail Jerky Founder and CEO Glen Kohn, for instance, was inspired to start his company...

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Bringing On-The-Go, Health-Focused Fare To Automated Retail
Bringing On-The-Go, Health-Focused Fare To Automated Retail
June 27, 2019  |  Retail

To provide consumers with fresh, on-the-go food in an eco-friendly way, innovators in the culinary space are bringing salads and other options to vending machines....

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Serving Up Local Life, On Demand, Around The World
Serving Up Local Life, On Demand, Around The World
June 06, 2019  |  Retail

The world has become so flat that it is impossible to have a truly local experience, because “local” no longer exists. At least not in...

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Tapping Into Unattended Retail For Healthy, On-The-Go Fare
Tapping Into Unattended Retail For Healthy, On-The-Go Fare
May 29, 2019  |  Retail

To bring nutrient-dense meal options into buildings, prepared meal companies are turning to unattended retail. Alpaca Market, for instance, has a network of vending machines...

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Lyft’s Grocery Access Program Expands In US, Canada
Lyft’s Grocery Access Program Expands In US, Canada
April 25, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Lyft announced that its Grocery Access Program is expanding into other cities in both the United States and Canada. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Square Teams With Washington Nationals On In-Seat Concessions
Square Teams With Washington Nationals On In-Seat Concessions
March 29, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Payments company Square has partnered with the Washington Nationals and Levy Restaurants to let fans order concession menu items right from their seats, according to...

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Will Subscription Coffee Carry The Breakfast Wars?
Will Subscription Coffee Carry The Breakfast Wars?
March 26, 2019  |  Retail

Breakfast, we have been told since time immemorial, is the most important meal of the day. But it’s not because medical science has told us...

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