Few sectors have experienced such radical change in consumer purchasing habits during the pandemic than the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry. Restaurants turned to digital channels to keep customers and staff safe and adopted QR codes, contactless payments and other tools to order and pay for...
Things are uncertain in the world of buying and selling food to consumers — as preferences are realigning and opportunities segment wide are shifting. Some players, like Ghost Kitchen firm Ordermark are up, others, like Burger King, are coming back. But no matter which way...
Food delivery app DoorDash is working alongside California-based Burma Superstar for a brick-and-mortar store, according to a report from The Verge. The spinoff is called Burma Bites, and it will be designed for delivery and takeout, boasting menu items from the parent restaurant alongside new...
The restaurant world has changed dramatically as proprietors race to stay ahead of lockdowns and COVID-19 fears. But Paytronix CEO Andrew Robbins tells Karen Webster that restaurateurs have gotten very creative in serving up digitally enabled solutions — like Panera’s new coffee subscription, which has...
When asked to quickly list the absolutely necessary pieces of equipment one finds in a restaurant, most people will tick off the usual suspects — an oven, a stove, a microwave oven, etc. The more technologically or health-minded among us might even note things like tablet-based...
Colombia-based RobinFood — Latin America’s fastest-growing chain of “cloud” restaurants — credits proprietary technology, the explosive growth of FinTechs and pandemic-led lifestyle changes as the secrets of its success. Add in ghost virtual-ordering kiosks and physical locations and Luis Vega, RobinFood co-founder and COO, expects...
Costes, a Hungarian restaurant trying to survive the pandemic, has implemented new dining events on the Budapest Eye Ferris wheel, Reuters reports. The Michelin-starred restaurant is hoping to use the event to boost sales after tourism plummeted in the area due to the virus. Owner...
For those who operate restaurants or simply enjoy them, 2020 has been a nightmare. That’s why the always resourceful restaurant sector went all-in on mobile order-ahead (MOA) and kept the nation fed while industry players looked for their next move. A “next-move” moment is fast...
The ongoing pandemic has hit few industries as hard as it has hit the restaurant industry, with stay-at-home guidelines and social distancing forcing many eateries to shut their doors either permanently or at least until the pandemic ends. Restaurants’ profits declined by double digits between...
