March 08, 2018
Food For Thought In (Edible) Supply Chain Management
Getting food from harvest to mouth, from field to fork may just be the oldest supply chain there is. And as far as supply chains go, we’ll venture to say...
March 01, 2018
KFC Supply Chain Woes Fowl Up Business
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) was serving Kentucky Fried Nothing in the U.K. last week, when distribution issues with a new supplier prevented chicken supplies from reaching stores, forcing the fast...
February 26, 2018
Restaurants Take On Digital Innovation With Mobile Ordering And Payments
It’s a big job to bring restaurant dining and ordering options to consumers who may use multiple digital channels. To keep up with the pace of innovation as competitors move...
February 23, 2018
QSRs Battle For US Sales With Online Delivery And Payments
Taco Bell is living más as it pulls ahead of Burger King as the fourth-largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand with new delivery options and, yes, nacho fries. But McDonald’s Corp....
February 21, 2018
Does Monopoly Power Explain Workers’ Stagnant Wages?
Posted by Social Science Research Network Does Monopoly Power Explain Workers’ Stagnant Wages? By Bryce Covert In 2009, Leinani Deslandes got an entry-level job at a McDonald’s franchise in Apopka,...
February 05, 2018
Myxx Creates Recipe For Healthy Dinners Through Shoppable Grocery Lists
Consumers want to provide healthy dinners for their families, but it can be difficult to find the time to plan home-cooked meals. Monica Wood, for example, had to travel for...
February 01, 2018
CPG Accelerator Sees Growth In Delivery Services And Beverages
Consumer packaged goods (CPGs) entrepreneurs face many decisions as they grow their businesses. Distribution, packaging and funding can create challenges for those seeking to get their products from the farmers...
January 30, 2018
Liberating Loyalty Points With Blockchain
Retailers create a $7B problem when they reward purchases customers already planned to make. Corey O’Donnell, senior vice president at Mobivity, believes an AI-driven blockchain solution could solve by enabling...
January 26, 2018
Weirdness Is Currency In The Attention Economy
Playing with one’s food is all part of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) value proposition. There was the Watt A Box that let customers charge their phone while eating dinner,...