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Vendease Raises $30M to Improve Restaurant Procurement Across Africa
Vendease Raises $30M to Improve Restaurant Procurement Across Africa
September 26, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Restaurant procurement platform Vendease raised $30 million in a mix of equity funding and debt financing to expand its marketplace across Africa and consolidate operations...

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Restaurants Leverage Back-of-House Tech to Boost Employee Retention
Restaurants Leverage Back-of-House Tech to Boost Employee Retention
August 29, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants look to weather ongoing labor challenges, many restaurant brands have noted that it is not hiring but retention wherein the heart of their...

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86% of Restaurants Take Reservations the Old-Fashioned Way
86% of Restaurants Take Reservations the Old-Fashioned Way
August 23, 2022  |  ResTech

As restaurants seek to cut down their labor needs, they may want to reevaluate how they take reservations. By the Numbers Research from the 2022...

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DoorDash Offers Restaurants Customer Insights to Combat Direct Ordering Shift
DoorDash Offers Restaurants Customer Insights to Combat Direct Ordering Shift
August 22, 2022  |  ResTech

As DoorDash, the U.S.’s leading aggregator, looks to retain (and grow) its share of the digital ordering market in the face of growing competition from...

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Presto CEO Says Tech-Wary Restaurant Customers May Change Their Tune as Prices Rise
Presto CEO Says Tech-Wary Restaurant Customers May Change Their Tune as Prices Rise
August 05, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants’ hiring challenges persist, many brands are turning towards automated solutions to lower their labor costs, and while some consumers may think these changes...

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As Food Costs Soar, UAE Restaurants Seek Relief From Managed Marketplaces
As Food Costs Soar, UAE Restaurants Seek Relief From Managed Marketplaces
July 28, 2022  |  ResTech

For restaurant owners and chefs in the Middle East, getting the best price on high-quality ingredients is a time-consuming, manually intensive process which requires engaging...

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Restaurants Struggle to Cut Through Static on Voice Ordering
Restaurants Struggle to Cut Through Static on Voice Ordering
July 26, 2022  |  ResTech

As restaurants look to remove friction from the ordering process, many are rolling out increasingly intuitive mobile ordering options, but voice commerce has been slow...

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Chipotle Invests in Kitchen Automation, Plant-Based Food
Chipotle Invests in Kitchen Automation, Plant-Based Food
July 21, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Chipotle is tapping into its $50 million Cultivate Next venture fund to invest in Hyphen, a kitchen automation platform, and Meati Foods, a company making...

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Bracing for Downturn, Restaurants Leverage Digital Capabilities
Bracing for Downturn, Restaurants Leverage Digital Capabilities
July 19, 2022  |  ResTech

As skyrocketing prices threaten restaurants’ growth, many are turning to digital technologies both to retain the loyalty of cost-conscious consumers and, internally, to manage pricing...

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