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ASAP delivery service files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

 By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 03, 2024

The small company formerly known as Waitr ended its operations Tuesday. It had been struggling to compete with larger delivery players for years.

Technology

Restaurant tech M&A is heating up again

 By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 01, 2024

Technology firms are consolidating as they look to offer restaurants more features in one box. Here are six deals from Q1.

Technology

Here's where Gen Z wants restaurants to spend their tech dollars

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 29, 2024

Mobile ordering, paid reservations and, yes, dynamic pricing, are in demand among younger diners, according to a new report from the National Restaurant Association.

Technology

How Nimbus is succeeding where ghost kitchens failed

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 28, 2024

The shared-kitchen startup has limited its focus to providing kitchen space for a variety of food businesses, leaving the technology to others. The simplified approach has yielded profits and growth.

Technology

ChowNow acquires digital order integrator Cuboh

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 28, 2024

The online ordering provider for independent restaurants is also laying off a reported 30 people as it absorbs the Cuboh team.

Technology

DoorDash hires leaders from Standard AI to help grow its AI voice product

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 28, 2024

Standard AI CEO Jordan Fisher and co-founders Brandon Ogle and Daniel Fischetti are joining the delivery company as it makes a bigger push into artificial intelligence.

Workforce

Seattle may walk back wage hike for delivery drivers

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 26, 2024

Drivers for third-party delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats say their earnings have plummeted since the $26.40 hourly minimum wage went into effect.

Technology

Tech outages at Panera and McDonald's show the perils of digitization

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 26, 2024

Tech Check: As the industry gets more high-tech, crashes and cyberattacks will become more common. Restaurants should be taking steps to manage their risks.

Operations

Panera Bread digital channels suffer national outage

By Lisa Jennings on Mar. 25, 2024

Panera cafes are open, but digital ordering systems are down, including kiosks in stores. Workers say they have been given no explanation.

Emerging Brands

Wonder raises $700M, says it's 'time to scale'

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 19, 2024

The delivery-centric food hall startup founded by entrepreneur Marc Lore has now raised $1.5 billion to date and plans to expand to 90 locations by the end of next year.

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