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Category: Coronavirus

  • Aug 5, 2021

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    Coronavirus, Education & Discovery, Restaurant Tech

    Yelp Now Lets Restaurants List Vaccine Requirements (and Ward Off Backlash)

    There is probably nothing more 2021 than Yelp announcing today a new feature that allows businesses to list their vaccine status and requirements. It is also very 2021 that in

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  • Aug 4, 2021

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    Business of Food, Cloud Kitchens, Coronavirus, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Restaurant Tech, Virtual Events

    Q&A: Euromonitor’s Michael Schaefer Talks Restaurant Tech

    Those with an eye on restaurant tech may remember that this time a year ago, Euromonitor predicted that the ghost kitchen market would be worth $1 trillion by 2030.  That’s

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  • Jun 28, 2021

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    Business of Food, Cloud Kitchens, Coronavirus, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Restaurant Tech

    2021 Restaurant Tech EcoSystem: Serving Up a Digital Lifeline

    In collaboration with TechTable and Culterra Capital, we are pleased to share an updated 2021 Restaurant Tech Ecosystem map, sponsored by Back of House, a community of restaurateurs to find

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  • May 4, 2021

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    Business of Food, Coronavirus, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Restaurant Tech

    Report: Over Half of U.S. Consumers Are Comfortable Dining in Restaurants

    More than half of U.S. consumers (60 percent), are comfortable with the idea of dining out at a restaurant, according to new data from tech intelligence firm Morning Consult. The

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  • Apr 5, 2021

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    Business of Food, Cloud Kitchens, Coronavirus, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Restaurant Tech

    The Next Big Tech for the Virtual Food Hall

    Here’s a concept that seems stupidly simple but is actually a technologically complex feat: letting customers order from multiple virtual restaurants with a single digital transaction. As ghost kitchens multiply,

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  • Apr 2, 2021

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    Business of Food, Coronavirus, Deep Dives, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Restaurant Tech, Spoon Plus

    Brightloom’s Adam Brotman on the Vital Role of Data in Today’s Restaurant Industry

    “Ordering was becoming something of a commodity,” Adam Brotman, CEO of Brightloom, told me over a recent video chat. Data, he said, is “a bigger, more interesting opportunity than just

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  • Mar 31, 2021

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    Business of Food, Cloud Kitchens, Coronavirus, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Intelligence Briefings, Restaurant Tech, Spoon Plus

    Tracking the Next Generation of To-Go Concepts for Restaurants

    This shift towards delivery and other off-premises formats was already underway. Back in 2019, the National Restaurant Association predicted that by 2030 off-premises would drive most of the growth for

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  • Mar 29, 2021

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    Business of Food, Cloud Kitchens, Coronavirus, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Funding, Restaurant Tech

    iKcon Raises $20M to Expand Its Ghost Kitchen Network

    Ghost kitchen provider iKcon announced over the weekend that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Group, AlTouq Group, Derayah

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  • Mar 23, 2021

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    Business of Food, Coronavirus, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Restaurant Tech

    Taco Bell Will Expand To-Go Centric Concepts for Future Stores

    Taco Bell today became the latest QSR brand to unveil plans for digital-centric store formats that emphasize off-premises meal formats like takeout, curbside pickup, and delivery, according to a press

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  • Mar 21, 2021

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    Business of Food, Cloud Kitchens, Coronavirus, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Restaurant Tech

    Ghost Kitchens! Fee Caps! Igloos! Tracking the Restaurant Biz’s Changes Over the Last 12 Months

    For the majority of restaurants around the U.S., last week marked the one-year anniversary since stay-at-home mandates initially forced dining rooms to close down. What’s followed has been 12 months

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  • Mar 19, 2021

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    Business of Food, Cloud Kitchens, Coronavirus, Deep Dives, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Restaurant Tech, Spoon Plus

    Video: Alex Canter on the Evolution of Restaurant Tech Before, During, and After the Pandemic

    Among the things in the restaurant industry COVID-19 changed forever, businesses’ relationship to technology is a big one. Historically, many restaurants have been slow to adopt much, if any, technology

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  • Mar 18, 2021

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    Business of Food, Coronavirus, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Restaurant Tech, Waste Reduction

    Video: Just Salad’s Sandra Noonan on Prioritizing Sustainability During a Pandemic

    Start a conversation about sustainability in U.S. restaurants nowadays, and Just Salad will almost inevitably turn up in the talk. The New York City-based fast-casual chain has long been known

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