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Restaurants Tapping Robot Servers Risk Repeating Past Mistakes

Restaurants Tapping Robot Servers Risk Repeating Past Mistakes
Restaurants Tapping Robot Servers Risk Repeating Past Mistakes
November 30, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Table-service restaurants are turning to robotics to weather labor challenges, but it is too soon to say whether these robots are the waitstaff of the...

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With Pop-Ups and Digital Tech, Restaurants Follow in Retail’s Footsteps
With Pop-Ups and Digital Tech, Restaurants Follow in Retail’s Footsteps
November 30, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

From quick-service to fine dining, restaurants are turning to retail to get a sense of how to engage with consumers’ quick-changing habits and expectations. Take,...

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QR Codes Go Mainstream As Touchless Takes Hold
QR Codes Go Mainstream As Touchless Takes Hold
November 30, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Early in the pandemic, as businesses frantically sought contactless ordering and payment options, the QR code emerged as a somewhat unlikely hero, easily readable by...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Ultrafast Delivery Heats Up; Restaurants Rethink Digital Ordering
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Ultrafast Delivery Heats Up; Restaurants Rethink Digital Ordering
November 29, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news: Table-service restaurants scale back their off-premise businesses, while ultrafast grocery delivery services step it up. Plus, Rajat Suri,...

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Drive-Thrus Get a Long-Overdue Tech Upgrade for the 2020s
Drive-Thrus Get a Long-Overdue Tech Upgrade for the 2020s
November 29, 2021  |  ResTech

Throughout 2021, major restaurant chains have been rethinking their drive-thru operations with an eye toward their digital futures, and it is about time. Research from...

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Table-Service Restaurants at Crossroads Over Use of Aggregators
Table-Service Restaurants at Crossroads Over Use of Aggregators
November 29, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

While demand for delivery remains high, many restaurants are now in the difficult position of choosing between providing consumers with the convenience they have come...

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Digital Ordering Boom Gives Restaurants a Bigger Slice of Thanksgiving Spending
Digital Ordering Boom Gives Restaurants a Bigger Slice of Thanksgiving Spending
November 25, 2021  |  Retail

Thanksgiving is famously a holiday for home cooking, but this year, restaurants will be seeing a bigger piece of the consumer pie as the food...

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Gearing up for IPO, MOD Pizza Looks to Voice Commerce, Data Analytics
Gearing up for IPO, MOD Pizza Looks to Voice Commerce, Data Analytics
November 24, 2021  |  IPO

Pizza chains, which typically relied heavily on off-premise sales even before quarantine, have been at the forefront of the restaurant industry’s digital shift. Now, Seattle-based...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Fast-Casual Chains Leverage Data to Compete With Aggregators
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Fast-Casual Chains Leverage Data to Compete With Aggregators
November 24, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, fresh foods get vending machine boost, and Kroger’s Home Chef announces a new gifting platform. Plus, Kevin Flaherty,...

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