Firstchop Shuts Down as COVID Crushed its B2B Pivot
Firstchop has a special place in my food tech journalist heart. I was there when the company first launched back in the Fall of 2017, and today, nearly three years […]
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Shake Shack Pivots to Drive-Thru, Adds Direct Delivery
Shake Shack said on its earnings call yesterday that it will start opening restaurants with drive-thrus, with the first of them slated to open in 2021. The chain didn’t name […]
FanWide Pivots to Offer Livestreamed Cooking Classes from Your Local Restaurant
FanWide had a pretty good idea for a business. The Seattle-based startup’s platform connected fans of various sports teams to create game watching parties at more than 800 local sports […]
‘Building the Plane as We Fly’: How Torchy’s Tacos Is Pivoting to Survive a Pandemic
Focus, over-communication, and flexibility. Among other initiatives, those are the things currently driving the decisions of one chain — Austin, TX-based Torchy’s Tacos — as it navigates a pandemic-era restaurant […]
Food Tech News: Grubmarket Acquires Boston Organics, Surplus Food App Karma Pivots to Delivery
Here are some things that have been making us feel good lately: pancakes on weekdays, video calls with family, and foodtech news. We can’t help you with the first two, […]
Pepper Groceries Pivots to Help B2B Food Suppliers Sell Direct to Consumer
There are two consistent stories that we are seeing unfold during this time of global pandemic and massive restaurant closings. First is that the traditional ways of the restaurant business […]
Do You Have Enough Demand? Kitchen United CEO Discusses Pivoting To Ghost Kitchens Too Soon
Pre-pandemic, ghost kitchens looked to be the “it” trend of 2020. So you would think a global health crisis that’s forced dining room closures around the world and seemingly increased […]
Ox Verte Pivoted from Office Catering to Home Office Meal Delivery in Three Days
What a difference a five days can make. A couple of weeks back, NYC-based office meal delivery service Ox Verte had a nice business going. The certified B corp counted […]
Foodservice Companies Pivot to Feed Hospital Workers
In times where the news seems bleaker than ever, it’s encouraging to be able to report on uplifting stories, however small. So I was happy to receive a press release […]
Chowly Offering “No-Cost” Starter Package to Help Restaurants Pivot to Delivery
Amid increasing city and state mandates for restaurants to stop any dine-in options, restaurant software company Chowly announced today that it is offering restaurants a “no-cost startup package” to help […]
First Chop Pivots from Consumer Sous Vide to Prepared B2B Meal Service
Famed Silicon Valley entrepreneur and advisor Steve Blank has said that “a startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.” That’s why it’s not […]
Zume Inc Acquires Pivot Packaging, Launches Plant-based Alternative to Plastic Food Containers
Zume Inc announced today that it is launching a new plant-based packaging system that rivals plastic in both use and cost. The new compostable food container technology comes via the […]
