July 09, 2021
Restaurant Roundup: Restaurants Bend Over Backwards To Reach Gen Z
Beyond Meat is bringing plant-based chicken tenders to almost 400 restaurants. The company launched its Beyond Chicken Tenders on Thursday (July 8), noting the surging demand for fried chicken. This...
July 06, 2021
Shopping Mall Food Courts Getting Delivery Boost With Ghost Kitchens
Shopping mall food courts are getting a boost from the ghost kitchen movement spawned by the pandemic, with delivery an important revenue driver as life returns to a new normal,...
July 05, 2021
2021 Burger-nomics: Beef Shares The Plate With Fast-Growing Plant-Based Options
The hamburger is not the monolith it once was, and Fourth of July weekend cookouts are getting more varied. There was a time when, with a few exceptions, one could...
July 03, 2021
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For (Innovative) Ice...
It’s hard to innovate on a product that is over a thousand years old, which ice cream most definitely is. The frozen confection was first developed between 618 AD and...
July 01, 2021
Fitness App Competition Not Playing Games In Latest Provider Ranking
PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Fitness Apps is more of a math workout, as some beefy and well-toned brands flex their digital delts and feel the burn of connected exercise...
July 01, 2021
Precedent-Setting Decision: Burger King Acquisition Prohibited Purely on Public Interest...
By: Charl van der Merwe (African Antitrust) The South African Competition Commission (SACC) made headlines with its first prohibition of an intermediate merger that was based solely on public-interest grounds. Emerging Capital Partners...
June 29, 2021
Buyer Cartel Doctrine: Lessons From Labor Antitrust
While there is general agreement that buyer collusion can be as anticompetitive (and illegal) as seller collusion, the sparse caselaw on buyer cartels leaves many specific doctrinal questions unanswered. However,...
June 22, 2021
McDonald’s Preps National Loyalty Rollout
In most parts of the United States, the only reward for ordering from McDonald’s is a toy from the latest Pixar movie, and even that is only if you order...
June 18, 2021
Shake Shack Uses Data To Provide Omnichannel Convenience, Create Playful...
Gone are the days when people went to grocery stores to buy food to eat at home, they went to restaurants to eat a cooked meal brought to their table...