As consumers eat an increasing number of their meals at home, restaurants ranging from fine dining establishments to large quick-service chains are finding new ways to extend their offerings beyond the dine-in occasion. At its most basic, this takes the form of offering off-premise digital...
For restaurants, subscription programs offer the opportunity to create an ongoing relationship with consumers, deepening their connection to the brand. Smoothie chain Smoothie King announced Wednesday (April 13) the launch of its “Nourish Daily” subscription program, allowing consumers in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area to...
Funds are pouring in for automated solutions that promise to reduce labor needs at every step of the restaurant supply chain. On the delivery side, Berkeley, California-based sidewalk delivery robotics startup Kiwibot announced in a Thursday (Feb. 17) announcement a contract expansion with food services...
Aggregators: can’t live with them, can’t live without them. QSRs are more focused now about how to use them to add incremental revenue while at the same time develop a direct relationship with that customer. In the Order To Eat Tracker, Smoothie King’s Dan Harmon...
