food and beverage

Taco Bell Parent to Develop Digitally Integrated Restaurant Formats Across Brands
Taco Bell Parent to Develop Digitally Integrated Restaurant Formats Across Brands
October 28, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

After months of rapid innovation with Taco Bell store designs, the restaurant’s parent company, Yum! Brands, is looking to bring a similar approach to its...

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Germans Hit with Higher Prices Across the Board 
Germans Hit with Higher Prices Across the Board 
October 28, 2021  |  International

Germans will have to dig a little deeper to overcome supply shortages and increased energy prices that are leading to higher production costs on myriad...

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Restaurants Move Toward More Automated, Personalized Drive-Thrus
Restaurants Move Toward More Automated, Personalized Drive-Thrus
October 28, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

In the race to create the drive-thru of the future, McDonald’s just pulled ahead. The company announced on Wednesday (Oct. 27) that it is partnering...

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New Tracker: More Restaurants Embracing Subscriptions to Lock in Loyalty
New Tracker: More Restaurants Embracing Subscriptions to Lock in Loyalty
October 27, 2021  |  Subscriptions

Subscription commerce — already building before the pandemic — is a certified hit as we rapidly approach 2022. It takes many forms, from streaming entertainment...

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Rise in Restaurant Dining Compounds Inflationary Pressure for Kraft Heinz
Rise in Restaurant Dining Compounds Inflationary Pressure for Kraft Heinz
October 27, 2021  |  Earnings

At a time when brands are concerned that inflation-related price increases will turn consumers away, Kraft Heinz is seeing its sales shift to the most...

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Coca-Cola Predicts COVID-19 ‘Aftershocks’ Throughout 2022, Targets Digital-First Gen Z
Coca-Cola Predicts COVID-19 ‘Aftershocks’ Throughout 2022, Targets Digital-First Gen Z
October 27, 2021  |  Earnings

Throughout the pandemic, Coca-Cola has been more cautious than most businesses in its outlook on the future, despite its strong performance in recent quarters. In...

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McDonald’s Aims to Leverage Loyalty to Grow Its Known Customer Base 8X
McDonald’s Aims to Leverage Loyalty to Grow Its Known Customer Base 8X
October 27, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

About four months after the nationwide rollout of MyMcDonald’s Rewards, the quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant is seeing a bump in customer frequency where the program...

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Meal Delivery Service RealEats Wraps $16M Series A
Meal Delivery Service RealEats Wraps $16M Series A
October 26, 2021  |  Investments

RealEats has just raised some real money. The meal delivery service announced on Tuesday (Oct. 26) that it had concluded a $16.3 million Series A...

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Gearing up to Go Public, Sweetgreen’s Aggressive Digital Efforts May Be Misdirected
Gearing up to Go Public, Sweetgreen’s Aggressive Digital Efforts May Be Misdirected
October 26, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Sweetgreen may be making major investments in digitizing its restaurants, but for a restaurant chain so focused on technology, it has made some odd choices...

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