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Chili’s Closes Delivery Test Kitchen as Brands Rethink Off-Premises Fulfillment
Chili’s Closes Delivery Test Kitchen as Brands Rethink Off-Premises Fulfillment
January 20, 2023  |  Restaurant Roundup

This week in restaurants, Chili’s closes its off-premises-only location and brands refine their drive-thrus. Casual dining brand Chili’s seems to be focusing on the onsite...

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Today in Food Commerce: Kroger Expands Bed Bath & Beyond Partnership; Dave & Buster’s Acquires Entertainment Chain
Today in Food Commerce: Kroger Expands Bed Bath & Beyond Partnership; Dave & Buster’s Acquires...
April 06, 2022  |  ResTech

Today in food commerce, Kroger sets up a restaurant supply business in Dallas, and Dave & Buster’s announces the acquisition of Main Event Entertainment, a...

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Restaurants Need Unified Tech Solutions to Weather Labor Challenges
Restaurants Need Unified Tech Solutions to Weather Labor Challenges
April 06, 2022  |  ResTech

Over the past couple of years, restaurant technology providers have emerged promising a wide range of solutions to restaurant operators to make day-to-day operations flow...

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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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Restaurant Roundup: Brands Turn to Off-Premise Formats to Boost Profit Margins
Restaurant Roundup: Brands Turn to Off-Premise Formats to Boost Profit Margins
January 14, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants look to boost their digital sales in 2022, some major brands are developing new restaurant formats with a focus on off-premise sales. For...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Chili’s Tests Robo-Servers; Olo Acquires Wisely
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Chili’s Tests Robo-Servers; Olo Acquires Wisely
October 22, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, Olo turns its focus to internal restaurant tools, and Portillo’s sees investor interest soar following its initial public...

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Hot Dog Chain Sees Hot IPO as Differentiated In-Restaurant Experience Offsets Mid-Tier Digital Efforts
Hot Dog Chain Sees Hot IPO as Differentiated In-Restaurant Experience Offsets Mid-Tier Digital Efforts
October 22, 2021  |  IPO

Villa Park, Illinois-based hot dog chain Portillo’s, which operates around 70 locations across nine states, is generating huge interest from investors following its initial public...

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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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