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Restaurant Technology

Marc Lore’s ‘Wonder’ Pivots as Funding Dwindles for Costly Startups
Marc Lore’s ‘Wonder’ Pivots as Funding Dwindles for Costly Startups
January 10, 2023  |  ResTech

Marc Lore’s would-be disruptive restaurant tech startup is changing course amid a difficult market. The Jet.com co-founder’s food company Wonder, which was initially intended to...

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Independent Restaurants Gear Up for Digital Innovation in 2023
Independent Restaurants Gear Up for Digital Innovation in 2023
December 27, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Independent restaurants are planning to add four new digital features next year amid economic concerns. By the Numbers Research from PYMNTS’ new study, “Main Street...

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3 Reasons Why the Small Restaurant Comeback Looks Real
3 Reasons Why the Small Restaurant Comeback Looks Real
November 22, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As independent restaurants continue to recover from the devastating blow dealt by the pandemic, the future is beginning to look a little brighter. By the...

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Paymob and Foodics Team on POS Tech for Egyptian Restaurants
Paymob and Foodics Team on POS Tech for Egyptian Restaurants
November 22, 2022  |  Partnerships

Cairo-based FinTech Paymob and Riyadh-based restaurant technology provider Foodics announced that they have partnered to provide point-of-sale (POS) devices to the hospitality sector in Egypt....

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Cross-Brand Data-Sharing Reduces Restaurant Payment Friction
Cross-Brand Data-Sharing Reduces Restaurant Payment Friction
November 09, 2022  |  ResTech

Restaurant technology company Olo is aiming to improve the payment process and sales by allowing customers to use saved information across brands through its “new...

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German Restaurants Find QR Codes Source of New Data Insights
German Restaurants Find QR Codes Source of New Data Insights
September 30, 2022  |  ResTech

“When was the last time you had an amazing checkout experience at a restaurant?” This was the question Moritz Heininger, founder and managing director at...

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Uber Eats Woos Tech-Weary Restaurants With New POS Integrations
Uber Eats Woos Tech-Weary Restaurants With New POS Integrations
September 27, 2022  |  ResTech

As aggregators compete for restaurants’ loyalty, Uber Eats is looking to set itself apart by offering operators the most intuitive point of sale (POS) integrations...

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Barcelona-Based Last.app Drums Up $2.5M to Expand Restaurant Management Platform
Barcelona-Based Last.app Drums Up $2.5M to Expand Restaurant Management Platform
January 13, 2022  |  Investments

Last.app, the Barcelona-based startup, has received 2.2 million euros ($2.5 million) to expand its restaurant management platform, the company announced Thursday (Jan. 13). The company’s...

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Former Toast Executive To Lead Growth Push At Lunchbox
Former Toast Executive To Lead Growth Push At Lunchbox
June 22, 2020  |  Personnel

Lunchbox is hoping former top Toast executive Sarah Kabakoff will provide the boost needed to take the restaurant-ordering platform to the next level. The New...

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