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By Lisa Jennings on Mar. 19, 2024

The Croatian food engineers at Boogie Lab are bringing an AI-trained "smart fermenter" to the U.S. in partnership with Delmonico's steakhouse co-owner Dennis Turcinovic. Together they will launch the Boogie Bread bakery brand in North America.

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AI supplier Presto lays off 18% of staff in latest sign of turbulence

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 18, 2024

The San Carlo, Calif.-based technology company also raised $1.2 million in a stock offering that it said will keep it afloat through April 1.

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For restaurant tech, 'unified commerce' is the new 'omnichannel'

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 18, 2024

Tech Check: More restaurants are looking to align their tech stacks from front to back, taking cues from a revolution already underway in retail.

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MrBeast Burger owner Virtual Dining Concepts acquires Man Vs Fries

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 18, 2024

The fry-centric virtual restaurant brand has nearly tripled in size since the acquisition thanks to partnerships with Mexican chains such as On the Border and Monterey’s Little Mexico.

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McDonald's hit with a system outage in some parts of the world

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 15, 2024

Restaurants in Japan, the U.K. and Australia were among those hit with an IT outage. The company says the issue is now being resolved.

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Three best practices to maintain food quality when operating multiple locations

Sponsored content from our partner MarginEdge on Mar. 14, 2024

Maintaining consistent food quality is not just important, but essential for multi-unit restaurants.

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C3 CEO Sam Nazarian acquires Kitchen United's ghost kitchens

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 14, 2024

The properties will become part of a new digital restaurant company called Everybody Eats that will include C3 and Nextbite.

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Inside Kernel, where culinary and tech meet in a new fast-casual model

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 13, 2024

Chipotle founder Steve Ells’ plant-powered concept pairs a chef-driven commissary kitchen with automated onsite prep and a unique brand of hospitality.

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