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Fast-Casual Restaurants Add Drive-Thru Lanes to Compete With QSRs
Fast-Casual Restaurants Add Drive-Thru Lanes to Compete With QSRs
February 27, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Fast-casual restaurants are expanding their drive-thru efforts to attract convenience-seeking consumers, gaining share from QSRs. In this month’s wave of restaurant earnings calls, leading chains...

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Sweetgreen Revives Subscription as Restaurants Work Harder to Secure Loyalty
Sweetgreen Revives Subscription as Restaurants Work Harder to Secure Loyalty
February 24, 2023  |  Restaurant Roundup

This week in restaurants, Sweetgreen revives Sweetpass, Wingstop taps personalization and Domino’s reinvigorates its rewards. Los Angeles-based, health-focused fast-casual chain Sweetgreen, which has more than...

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Restaurants Tap New Rewards Programs to Drive Deeper Consumer Loyalty
Restaurants Tap New Rewards Programs to Drive Deeper Consumer Loyalty
December 13, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As restaurants compete for consumers’ loyalty, many are looking beyond the typical earn-and-burn rewards programs. For instance, Starbucks, the largest restaurant company in the world,...

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PF Chang’s Tests Subscription Commerce Waters, Free Delivery
PF Chang’s Tests Subscription Commerce Waters, Free Delivery
September 29, 2022  |  Subscriptions

As restaurants seek creative ways to drive loyalty, a handful have been exploring the potential of subscription commerce. Chinese-inspired casual dining chain P.F. Chang’s, for...

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Sweetgreen Says Remote Work Might Be Good for Workers but It’s Bad for Business
Sweetgreen Says Remote Work Might Be Good for Workers but It’s Bad for Business
August 10, 2022  |  Earnings

As employees continue to opt for remote or hybrid work situations, restaurants that rely on city center workers’ workday lunch spend are left in a...

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Sweetgreen Spins Purchases Into Personal ‘Challenges’ to Drive Mobile Engagement
Sweetgreen Spins Purchases Into Personal ‘Challenges’ to Drive Mobile Engagement
July 05, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants look to take their loyalty programs into the future, they are increasingly finding that earn-and-burn loyalty programs are not enough to stand out...

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Today in Food Commerce: Just Eat Takeaway Raises Commissions; Restaurants Step Up Loyalty Offerings
Today in Food Commerce: Just Eat Takeaway Raises Commissions; Restaurants Step Up Loyalty Offerings
June 27, 2022  |  ResTech

Today in food commerce, Just Eat Takeaway raises the commission restaurants must pay, and Sweetgreen launches a loyalty program. Plus, Art Sebastian, vice president of...

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Restaurants Roll out Gamified Rewards in Search of Loyalty Sweet Spot
Restaurants Roll out Gamified Rewards in Search of Loyalty Sweet Spot
June 27, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As restaurants look to drive loyalty in the face of stiff competition for consumers’ digital ordering, those that reward customers for their spending have the...

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Today in Food Commerce: Unilever Brings Ice Cream Shop to Consumers’ Doors; Sweetgreen Touts Subscription Success
Today in Food Commerce: Unilever Brings Ice Cream Shop to Consumers’ Doors; Sweetgreen Touts Subscription...
May 06, 2022  |  ResTech

Today in food commerce, Unilever launches an ice cream shop that can be hailed Uber-style, and Sweetgreen looks to integrate subscription commerce into the business...

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