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Today in Food Commerce: Chipotle Apparently Pulling Off Steep Price Hikes; McDonald’s Plans Metaverse Restaurant
Today in Food Commerce: Chipotle Apparently Pulling Off Steep Price Hikes; McDonald’s Plans Metaverse Restaurant
February 10, 2022  |  ResTech

Today in food commerce, Chipotle is relying on its loyal fans to stick with the brand through dramatic price increases, while McDonald’s is planning a...

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For Restaurants, Loyalty Latecomers Can Leverage Consumer Data to Pull Ahead of Digital Veterans
For Restaurants, Loyalty Latecomers Can Leverage Consumer Data to Pull Ahead of Digital Veterans
December 28, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

If 2021 taught the restaurant industry anything about rewards programs, it is that contrary to prevailing ideas about digital innovation, slow and steady may in...

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Chipotle Follows in Uber’s Footsteps With Omnichannel Innovation
Chipotle Follows in Uber’s Footsteps With Omnichannel Innovation
December 06, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

With its recent digital initiatives, it seems that Chipotle is setting itself up to be the Uber of food commerce. Where Uber began as a...

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Drive-Thrus Get a Long-Overdue Tech Upgrade for the 2020s
Drive-Thrus Get a Long-Overdue Tech Upgrade for the 2020s
November 29, 2021  |  ResTech

Throughout 2021, major restaurant chains have been rethinking their drive-thru operations with an eye toward their digital futures, and it is about time. Research from...

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Chipotle Aims to Convert Its Majority In-Person Customer Base to Omnichannel with Loyalty Investments
Chipotle Aims to Convert Its Majority In-Person Customer Base to Omnichannel with Loyalty Investments
October 21, 2021  |  Earnings

Chipotle Mexican Grill is seeing digital sales rise and in-person visits fall. The company announced on Thursday (Oct. 21) that in the third quarter of...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Grocers Bring Fulfillment In-House; Restaurants Tap Out-of-the-Box Rewards
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Grocers Bring Fulfillment In-House; Restaurants Tap Out-of-the-Box Rewards
October 13, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, Portillo’s aims to raise $400 million in its initial public offering (IPO), and Kroger partners with Ocado to...

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Chipotle: Brands Can Drive Loyalty Without Bearing the Cost of Freebies or Discounts
Chipotle: Brands Can Drive Loyalty Without Bearing the Cost of Freebies or Discounts
October 13, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Where once even having a loyalty program was enough for a restaurant to stand out against the competition, now digital rewards are table stakes, which...

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Chipotle Mexican Grill on the Increased Access to Debit and Digital Payments Opportunity
Chipotle Mexican Grill on the Increased Access to Debit and Digital Payments Opportunity
October 11, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

For restaurants, innovating the debit payment experience is not just an opportunity, it’s becoming a necessity. In the Next-Gen Debit Payments Tracker, Nicole West, vice...

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Chipotle on the Debit and Digital Ordering Opportunity
Chipotle on the Debit and Digital Ordering Opportunity
October 08, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

The nation’s love affair with credit cards appears to be fading as the share of debit card use rises. One study found that debit-backed transactions...

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