July 20, 2021
Today In Food: Growing Interest In Planet-Friendly Food Options, Grocery...
Today in restaurant and grocery news, investors are backing sustainable food solutions by the hundreds of millions and backing grocery delivery by the billions. Plus, Tim Simmons, senior vice president...
July 20, 2021
Alternative Proteins Take New Shapes Amid Growing VC, Consumer Interest
Gone are the days when the only protein on a restaurant’s menu guaranteed to be animal cruelty-free was the sad, flavorless black bean patty. Independents and major restaurant chains alike...
July 16, 2021
Today In Food: Domino’s Hits 18K Stores, Serendipity Talks CPG...
Today in restaurant and grocery news, major QSR brands and iconic restaurants alike move into the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) space, while many chains beef up (or un-beef up, as it...
July 16, 2021
Restaurant Roundup: QSRs Debut New Plant-Based Options, CPG Products
Consumers no longer need to go to niche vegan restaurants to find plant-based options beyond the typical burger substitute. As the plant-based space grows, major restaurant chains are adding more...
July 14, 2021
Redesigns Bring Restaurants Into The 2020s
After months and months of meals at home, consumers are excited to be back at their favorite restaurants this summer. Many major brands are taking advantage of this enthusiasm to...
July 14, 2021
Dickey’s ‘Wing Boss’ Virtual Kitchen Brand Goes Physical As Dining...
With consumers returning to restaurants for on-premise dining at record rates, the restaurants that have debuted virtual brands during the pandemic are at a crossroads. They could remain exclusively off-premise...
July 14, 2021
Prior Mobile Order-Ahead Provider Ranking Ties Smashed As New Rivalries...
“What goes up…” and all that. Even PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead Apps obeys Newtonian physics, reflecting the nature of all things in the natural (or digital) worlds. That’s...
July 13, 2021
Noodles & Company Finds Omnichannel Approach Boosts Top Line Results
The pandemic may be easing, but a recent PYMNTS report in collaboration with Paytronix found 92 percent of vaccinated consumers said they plan to stick with mobile and online order-ahead, curbside...
July 12, 2021
Flytrex CEO On Drone Food Delivery: ‘There’s No Better Way’
Food delivery does not work — at least, not yet. Consumers are getting frustrated with the inflated costs, restaurants struggle to make a profit while shouldering the costs of delivery,...