Digital Ordering

Today in Food Commerce: McDonald’s Trolls Elon Musk; Gopuff Preps for IPO
Today in Food Commerce: McDonald’s Trolls Elon Musk; Gopuff Preps for IPO
January 26, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Today in food commerce, a joke tweet from McDonald’s at Elon Musk presents unexpected consequences for cryptocurrency holders, and Gopuff teams up with major banks...

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Portillo’s Reimagines Its Restaurants for the Mobile-Order Future
Portillo’s Reimagines Its Restaurants for the Mobile-Order Future
January 26, 2022  |  ResTech

Where in the early months of the restaurant industry’s digital shift, online and physical purchasing channels remained largely separate, today digital technologies are transforming restaurants’...

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Companies Leverage Buying-Group Platforms to Gain Competitive Edge
Companies Leverage Buying-Group Platforms to Gain Competitive Edge
January 25, 2022  |  B2B Payments

When companies come together in a group to buy together, they can enjoy better rebates and buy products at a price closer to that paid...

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Virtual Restaurants Are Evolving Beyond the Need for Aggregators
Virtual Restaurants Are Evolving Beyond the Need for Aggregators
January 21, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

The virtual delivery-only restaurant model may have been made possible in large part by aggregators, whose marketplaces made it possible for restaurants to develop a...

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Restaurant Roundup: Friendly’s to Open Fast-Casual Concept; Starbucks Reverses Course on Vax Mandate
Restaurant Roundup: Friendly’s to Open Fast-Casual Concept; Starbucks Reverses Course on Vax Mandate
January 21, 2022  |  Restaurant Roundup

With consumers’ digital ordering habits proving sticky almost two years after the initial outbreak of the pandemic, brands are readjusting to the new normal. Massachusetts-based,...

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Data Shows Restaurants Can Boost Spending With Ordering Tech, Loyalty Programs
Data Shows Restaurants Can Boost Spending With Ordering Tech, Loyalty Programs
January 11, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

When consumers engage with restaurants today, they expect to be met with digital features enabling simple and convenient transactions. However, not all technologies go an...

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Restaurants Compete to Make Loyalty Programs Stand Out as Consumers Join Multiple Programs
Restaurants Compete to Make Loyalty Programs Stand Out as Consumers Join Multiple Programs
January 10, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Most consumers returned to dining inside restaurants in 2021, but recently developed habits and digital preferences are determining the strength of their loyalty to their...

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Five Restaurant Technology Trends to Watch in 2022
Five Restaurant Technology Trends to Watch in 2022
December 31, 2021  |  ResTech

Restaurants had a big year in 2021. The early months of the year marked the most advanced stages of the industry’s digital shift, as tech-enabled...

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Albertsons Debuts Meal Planning Solutions and Auto-Replenishment Features 
Albertsons Debuts Meal Planning Solutions and Auto-Replenishment Features 
December 14, 2021  |  Retail

Grocery giant Albertsons Companies, Inc. on Tuesday (Dec. 14) launched Meal Planning and Schedule & Save digital options to give loyalty members access to integrated...

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