September 06, 2022
Convenience Stores Boost Prepared Food Offerings to Gain Share from...
As food prices continue to rise, and consumers continue to seek out cost-effective meal solutions that do not require the time it takes to cook from scratch, convenience retailers are...
September 06, 2022
California’s Fast Food Restaurants Prepare for Automation, Closures After Wage...
On Monday (Sept. 5), California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Bill AB-257, which will set higher wage requirements for fast food workers as well as enact standards related to...
September 05, 2022
Vietnamese Ride-Hailing Startup Be Group Gets $60M Loan From Deutsche...
The Vietnamese startup Be Group, a rival of ride-hailer platform Grab, said it’s gotten a loan facility of $60 million, a Bloomberg report said Monday (Sept. 5). The loan, coming...
September 02, 2022
Restaurant Roundup: McDonald’s Reacts to CA Bill; Zomato Tests Intercity...
As fast food restaurant employees at every step of the corporate ladder wait for Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision on a bill passed in the state’s senate Monday (Aug. 29), which...
September 01, 2022
Instacart Acquires Pricing and Promotions Platform Eversight
Grocery delivery platform Instacart has acquired Eversight, a pricing and promotions platform for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and retailers. According to a Thursday (Sept. 1) news release, the acquisition...
September 01, 2022
Hungryroot: You Don’t Need Loyalty Programs if Your Product Is...
As eCommerce food businesses across restaurant and grocery aggregators compete for consumers’ share of stomach, many are turning to loyalty programs to drive up purchasing frequency in the face of...
September 01, 2022
Grocery Roundup: Ahold Delhaize USA Brands Rethink eCommerce Footprint
As one U.S. brand owned by multinational grocery giant Ahold Delhaize grows its eCommerce fulfillment offerings, another is paring back. The grocer’s Salisbury, North Carolina-based brand, Food Lion, which has...
August 31, 2022
Consumers Increasingly Expect Prepared Meals at the Grocery Store
As inflation weighs heavily on consumers’ minds, many are seeking more affordable alternatives to restaurant meals, such as prepared meals they can buy at the grocery store. By the Numbers...
August 31, 2022
Today in B2B Payments: 3 B2B Platforms Raise Money to...
Today in B2B payments, Nigeria’s Duplo, Germany’s topi and India’s Soptle announce their receipt of new funding to support the growth of their B2B platforms. Plus, TradeLens delivers the first...