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FoodStorm catering software introduces retail kiosk
June 3, 2021
FoodStorm, a catering software provider, has launched FoodStorm Kiosk, a self-serve kiosk for in-store customers to place orders for catering, prepared…
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McDonald's tests automated drive-thrus in Chicago
June 3, 2021
McDonald's is testing automated drive-thrus at 10 locations in its home base city of Chicago. The systems use AI software and come as a result of the company's…
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Movin' up in the QSR fast lane: Tesla, the restaurant
June 3, 2021
Late last week the upscale automaker, Tesla, filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use it familiar stylized "T…
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Report: Digital did a 'real number' on restaurants last year
June 3, 2021
By now every restaurateur is aware 2020 was restaurant tech's big year, but what many may not fully realize is just how big last year was for restaurants that…
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The business case for avatars
June 2, 2021
Will avatars be the next game changer for the highly competitive retail, foodservice, banking, health care and hospitality industries?
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World's biggest meatpacker reopening after ransomware attack
June 2, 2021
Slightly more than a day after the world's biggest meatpacker, JBS, closed U.S. and Australian operations due to a cyberattack, operations are slowly coming…
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Smaller, 'disadvantaged' restaurants get crack at LAX space
June 2, 2021
Small, local businesses and certified Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, known as ACDBE, now have an increased opportunity to win one of…
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Dunkin, Krispy Kreme dive 'hole-heartedly' into Doughnut Day giveaways
June 2, 2021
That scent you smell in the air is nothing other than the precursor to that Hole-y-est of holidays — National Doughnut Day, which takes place this Friday in…
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Coca-Cola sends restaurants love poems in form of free drinks
June 2, 2021
Coca-Cola is waxing poetic as the warmer weather moves us into prime soft drink-sipping weather. The beverage company is not only engraving rhymes across…
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Sonic shows its bubbly side in latest LTO
June 2, 2021
Sonic's newest beverage offerings look a lot like the popular bubble or boba tea drinks initially introduced in Taiwan, but the similarities stop there. In…
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Krispy Kreme lays plans to go public
June 2, 2021
Longtime North Carolina-based doughnut QSR, Krispy Kreme, said it wants to go public and sell stock again. The company, owned by Europe's JAB Holding, relayed…
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Webinar: Why your POS isn’t just for cashiers anymore
June 2, 2021
Gone are the days when point-of-sale systems were only being used at the restaurant cash register. Diners are already using them to access menus, order and pay…
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Cyberattack shuts down world's biggest meat processor
June 1, 2021
The world's largest meat processor, JBS, said it was the target of an organized cybersecurity attack that affected some of its servers supporting its North…
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C3 inks $100M Saudi Arabian deal
June 1, 2021
C3, a food tech platform operating ghost kitchens, will introduce Saudi Arabia to 40 restaurant brands via a $100 million deal with the country's investment…
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Popeyes uses 'green' construction tech to expand in Canada
June 1, 2021
Popeyes is expanding in Canada with the help of a green construction technology company, Nexii Building Solutions Inc., which is helping to build a British…
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Fast Casual accepting nominations for 2021 Perfect Pitch
June 1, 2021
In hopes of discovering up-and-coming fast casual brands, Fast Casual is hosting its seventh annual Perfect Pitch contest Oct. 4 and is accepting nominations…
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Italy’s Ali Group tops Middleby's bid for Welbilt
May 28, 2021
More than a month after Middleby Corp agreed to buy its competitor, Welbilt Inc., for $2.9 billion, the kitchen equipment company has received an all-cash…
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Sonic, Church's let loose a pair of chicken LTOs
May 28, 2021
As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, two QSRs are hoping to tempt business with a pair of chicken LTOs, each with its own distinct personality, including…
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Edible intros design prototype with 'theater-like experiences'
May 28, 2021
Edible is rolling out a fresh design prototype for its stores that it said focuses on giving its customers a "theater-like experience," while enhancing service…
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Subway expands, redefines communications team
May 28, 2021
Subway said this week it has "reimagined" its communications function with new talent hired to lead four key strategic areas, including corporate and employee…
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