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.

Will Amazon Pay Plus Worldpay Conquer Food?
Will Amazon Pay Plus Worldpay Conquer Food?
March 25, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Most of the payments chatter last week focused on FIS’ mega acquisition of Worldpay. The topic of conversation was the inevitable consolidation of the payments...

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Starbucks Invests $100M In New Valor Fund Focused On Food Startups
Starbucks Invests $100M In New Valor Fund Focused On Food Startups
March 20, 2019  |  Investments

Starbucks announced Wednesday (March 20) it is investing $100 million in the new Valor Siren Ventures fund, which aims to invest in the next generation...

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Why The Dollars Are Actually The Greatest Show On Turf
Why The Dollars Are Actually The Greatest Show On Turf
February 02, 2019  |  Retail

Rumor has it, there is some sort of football competition happening in Atlanta this weekend. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Tapping Into Mobile Order-Ahead With Fixed-Price Menus
Tapping Into Mobile Order-Ahead With Fixed-Price Menus
January 23, 2019  |  Retail

While working in Washington, D.C, TwentyTables Founder and CEO Alex Cohen thought he had three options for an affordable lunch: He could pack a brown...

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Tackling Restaurant Waste With Mobile Apps
Tackling Restaurant Waste With Mobile Apps
January 16, 2019  |  Retail

Restaurants often prepare too much food for the lunch or dinner rush, but startups are providing them with an avenue to market their surplus meals....

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Building A Bridge To The Homeless With Breadcoin
Building A Bridge To The Homeless With Breadcoin
January 15, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Washington, D.C. is both a rich city and a poor city. Filled with federal workers and contractors, the nation’s capital has a high cost of living:...

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Why Stouffer’s Thinks It Can Serve Up Meal Kit Innovation
Why Stouffer’s Thinks It Can Serve Up Meal Kit Innovation
January 11, 2019  |  Retail

Stouffer’s has been a staple of American dinners for more than 96 years, since it was first established as a food and beverage company in...

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Helping QSRs Avoid Physical Retail’s Fate
Helping QSRs Avoid Physical Retail’s Fate
January 03, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

Once upon a time — about a decade ago — there was this QSR executive who observed the rise of online retail, but figured those...

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Ethereum Co-founder Sounds Off On IBM Blockchain
Ethereum Co-founder Sounds Off On IBM Blockchain
November 27, 2018  |  Blockchain

Ethereum’s co-founder doesn’t seem impressed with the IBM blockchain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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