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Today In Payments: Pine Labs Notches $600M At $3.5B Valuation; Pleo Closes $150M Funding Deal At $1.7B Valuation
Today In Payments: Pine Labs Notches $600M At $3.5B Valuation; Pleo Closes $150M Funding Deal...
July 06, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, merchant commerce firm Pine Labs is now valued at $3.5 billion, and FinTech Pleo raised $150 million. Plus, Klarna is being...

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Restaurant Roundup: McDonald’s Hopes To ‘Reset’ Franchisee Relationships
Restaurant Roundup: McDonald’s Hopes To ‘Reset’ Franchisee Relationships
July 02, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

With relationships strained between McDonald’s and its United States franchisees, in part due to fees that the company said it would charge restaurant owners for...

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Restaurant Roundup: Dunkin’ Cuts Back On Beyond Meat, Restaurant Visits Surge
Restaurant Roundup: Dunkin’ Cuts Back On Beyond Meat, Restaurant Visits Surge
June 25, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

It looks like Dunkin’s relationship with Beyond Meat is not going to go beyond the Western states from now on. The two companies announced the...

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Krispy Kreme Vs Dunkin’: Opposite Approaches To Turning Donuts To Dollars
Krispy Kreme Vs Dunkin’: Opposite Approaches To Turning Donuts To Dollars
June 23, 2021  |  IPO

Krispy Kreme started this June out with a bang, filing its S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) publicly and announcing its intended return...

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Sweetgreen’s IPO May Shine Light On The Battle Between Salad Vs Fast Food
Sweetgreen’s IPO May Shine Light On The Battle Between Salad Vs Fast Food
June 22, 2021  |  IPO

Will a healthy quick service restaurant (QSR) give a read on the health of the IPO market here in the United States? Get the Full...

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McDonald’s Preps National Loyalty Rollout
McDonald’s Preps National Loyalty Rollout
June 22, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

In most parts of the United States, the only reward for ordering from McDonald’s is a toy from the latest Pixar movie, and even that...

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Report: AI Helps Chipotle Stop Account Takeover Fraud Without Tipping Off The Fraudsters
Report: AI Helps Chipotle Stop Account Takeover Fraud Without Tipping Off The Fraudsters
June 22, 2021  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Fraud is endemic across a vast range of industries, but few suffer as acutely as the restaurant industry and the associated field of mobile order-ahead....

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Healthy Choice QSR Sweetgreen Files For IPO
Healthy Choice QSR Sweetgreen Files For IPO
June 21, 2021  |  IPO

Health-conscious quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain Sweetgreen Inc., has filed confidentially for an initial public offering of stock (IPO), the firm said in a Monday (June...

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Popeyes Launches Loyalty Program Amid Record-High Chicken Prices
Popeyes Launches Loyalty Program Amid Record-High Chicken Prices
June 17, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Loyalty holdout Popeyes may have showed up late to the digital rewards party, but it brought wings. On Thursday (June 17), the company announced the...

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