The selfie generation has spoken, and spoken quickly: The healthy, highly individualized Vita Mojo meal service smashed its crowdfunding goal of £1.5 million ($1.9 million USD) in less than 24 hours and went on to raise over £2 million ($2.5 million USD) and counting. The...
Joining the digital club, El Pollo Loco has launched a new loyalty program, overhauled its mobile app and introduced delivery service from some of its Southwest and West Coast locations. The new Loco Rewards loyalty program was developed by Punchh and is available through the...
If fast food workers win the fight for a $15 minimum wage, it’s not going to be much of a win, since restaurants can just replace them with robots. Momentum Machines introduced its fully autonomous burger bot in 2012, and now, with news of an $18...
In a competitive fast-casual and dinner delivery world, how can one brand make its mark? Skift rounds up a few of the latest creative ideas that restaurateurs are using to stand out from the crowd. San Francisco chef Anthony Strong launches his new restaurant, Young Fava,...
It’s not “fast casual” if customers have to wait in line for eight minutes just to order. And when 10 percent of orders come out wrong, it’s not exactly a recipe for success. Panera proved that popularity isn’t always a win for restaurants. But now...
Gobble, the Palo Alto–based meal kit startup service whose recipes can be prepared in 15 minutes with just a frying pan, a spatula and some olive oil, is shoring up its leadership team before expanding nationwide. The meal kit startup, an alternative to visits to...
Restaurant sales continue to be on the decline, with the industry not reporting a month of positive sales since February 2016. According to a press release, results from data by TDn2K through the Restaurant Industry Snapshot show that same-store sales in May were down -1.1...
Consumers are changing the way they interact with food, but are restaurants keeping up? Online ordering and online payments via websites and smart devices now make up 6.6 percent of total restaurant orders, finally surpassing orders called in by phone (now 5 percent of the total)....
Imagine going on a road trip with friends or family and stopping for a bite to eat. Typically, stopping at a chain restaurant like Olive Garden or McDonald’s is a safe bet because the same food standards are set across the country. It may take...
