food and beverage

Kickfin Teams With Shift4 to Automate Restaurant Tip Payments
Kickfin Teams With Shift4 to Automate Restaurant Tip Payments
August 06, 2024  |  ResTech

Tip management software company Kickfin integrated with Shift4’s restaurant point-of-sale solution SkyTab. The integration lets restaurants using SkyTab automatically determine tip pools or shares and...

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How Technology With a Side of Service Is Shaping Restaurant Loyalty
How Technology With a Side of Service Is Shaping Restaurant Loyalty
August 06, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Shifts in consumer behavior and advancements in technology are transforming the restaurant industry. The evolving landscape of loyalty and engagement is also a trend to...

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Budget-Strapped Shoppers Splurge on Small-Ticket Items, Scrimp on Major Purchases
Budget-Strapped Shoppers Splurge on Small-Ticket Items, Scrimp on Major Purchases
August 05, 2024  |  Retail

This week in paycheck-to-paycheck shopping news, retail brands are sharing that consumers are becoming less cautious in their spending on small purchases such as groceries,...

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DoorDash Sees Digital Orders Surge Despite Industry Headwinds
DoorDash Sees Digital Orders Surge Despite Industry Headwinds
August 02, 2024  |  Earnings

As consumers look to cut costs amid ongoing financial pressures, DoorDash is seeing that digital ordering is largely protected from the traffic declines experienced across...

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Mass Merchants Capture Two-Thirds of eCommerce Purchases
Mass Merchants Capture Two-Thirds of eCommerce Purchases
July 31, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers are choosing different kinds of sellers when they shop online compared to in stores, with mass merchants winning out in eCommerce while grocers lead...

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Coca-Cola’s Revenues Grow 15% Despite ‘Soft Spots’ Among Consumers
Coca-Cola’s Revenues Grow 15% Despite ‘Soft Spots’ Among Consumers
July 23, 2024  |  Earnings

Consumer caution does not seem to be hurting the Coca-Cola Company. The food and beverage giant released earnings Tuesday (July 23) showing its organic revenues growing 15%, with...

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Ocado Sees Consumers’ Embrace of Online Grocery Return
Ocado Sees Consumers’ Embrace of Online Grocery Return
July 16, 2024  |  eCommerce

Ocado CEO Tim Steiner said his company is benefitting from a resumption in online grocery buying. Consumers have gone back to eGrocery following a post-pandemic...

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Taco Bell Digital Chief Says Subscriptions Inflation-Proof Customer Spend
Taco Bell Digital Chief Says Subscriptions Inflation-Proof Customer Spend
July 12, 2024  |  Subscriptions

As Taco Bell continues its paid subscription push — its “passes” — the quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant is seeing that, by offering a wider range...

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Inflation Cools Overall, but Food Is More Expensive
Inflation Cools Overall, but Food Is More Expensive
July 11, 2024  |  Economy

The Consumer Price Index released Thursday (July 11) showed that, at least overall, the pace of inflation cooled in June. But the category-by-category data from...

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