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Category: Coronavirus

  • Jan 26, 2021

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

    Bbot Raises $4M for Its Contactless Dining Room Tech

    Restaurant tech startup Bbot announced today it has closed a $4 million seed extension funding round, bringing its total funding to $7.3 million. The seed extension round was led by

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  • Jan 24, 2021

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

    Top 3 Tech Trends for QSR Redesigns

    This is the web version of our weekly restaurant tech newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. The “next-generation” restaurant format isn’t

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  • Jan 21, 2021

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

    Black Box Intelligence: December 2020 Restaurant Sales Were the Lowest Since July

    The fourth quarter of 2020 was bad for restaurant sales, with December being “the worst month” since July, according to the latest data from Black Box Intelligence, which shared the

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  • Jan 19, 2021

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

    Deliveroo Raises $180M, Nabs $7B Valuation

    Deliveroo announced this week it has raised over $180 million in Series H funding from existing investors. The round was led by Durable Capital Partners LP and Fidelity Management and

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  • Jan 17, 2021

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

    Restaurants Hate Third-Party Delivery Services, Actually

    This is the web version of our weekly restaurant tech newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. When it comes to talking

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  • Jan 14, 2021

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

    Kitchen United Plans a Massive Expansion for Its Ghost Kitchen Network

    Kitchen United will expand its ghost kitchen network significantly in 2021, the company said during a talk at this week’s ICR conference (h/t Restaurant Dive). Michael Montagano, KU’s CEO, said

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  • Jan 13, 2021

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

    Yelp Now Displays Feedback on Restaurants’ COVID-19 Safety Measures

    Yelp users will now be able to provide feedback on restaurants’ COVID-19-related health and safety practices, according to a company blog post from this week.  Effective now, Yelp will display

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  • Jan 11, 2021

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

    NPD: QSRs Outpace Full-Service Restaurants in Terms of Transaction Improvements

    The restaurant industry closed 2020 by “moving its way out of the steepest declines the industry has experienced since the Great Recession,” according to a new update from The NPD

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  • Jan 6, 2021

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    Announcements, Coronavirus, Featured

    Female-Founded Commerical Kitchen Nimbus to Open in NYC

    Nimbus, a commercial kitchen space for food businesses of all types, is set to officially open on January 11 in New York City. With it, the company’s founders, entrepreneurs Camilla

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  • Jan 5, 2021

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

    C3 Acquires Shuttered Specialty’s Locations to Launch Virtual Restaurants

    One thing the restaurant industry has in abundance right now is underutilized kitchen space. A lot of that extra space unfortunately exists because of widespread restaurant closures that are permanent.

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  • Jan 4, 2021

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    Coronavirus, Featured, Restaurant Tech

    Pepsi Launches “Dig In” Platform + Consultancy Program to Support Black-Owned Restaurants

    PepsiCo recently announced the launch of “Dig In“, a consumer-facing platform aimed to highlight the importance of supporting Black-owned restaurants throughout the U.S. The platform will offer increased visibility, business

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  • Jan 2, 2021

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    Alternative Protein, Announcements, Around The Web, Coronavirus, News

    Food Tech News: Virtual Restaurant Accelerator Progam Launch, Mycelium-Based Adidas Shoes

    Welcome to our weekend wrap-up of food tech news from around the web. Happy New Year! I am excited to both say goodbye to the most bizarre year of my

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