Category: Restaurant Tech
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Neither dine-in restaurants nor drive-thrus are commonly associated with the name 7-Eleven, but that many not be the case for long. The convenience store chain announced this week that its first-ever Laredo Taco Company restaurant with a drive-thru is open for business in Dallas, Texas. 7-Eleven purchased South Texas chain Laredo Taco in 2018 and…
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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 release sent to The Spoon. The biggest forthcoming development for Taco Bell store design is a major expansion of the brand’s Go Mobile concept, which…
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Eat Just, maker of both plant-based eggs and cultured meat, announced a major expansion today that brings its popular JUST Egg product into foodservice formats across Canada. According to a press release sent to The Spoon, that includes distribution at restaurants, hotels, universities, and government and corporate cafeterias. Foodservice businesses in Canada can now order…
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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 of great uncertainty, loss, and struggle. But it’s also been a time of astounding resilience and creativity, with restaurants and restaurant tech companies alike have…
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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 for their day-to-day operations. That worked so long as the bulk meals served were going out to dining rooms. When the pandemic shut those down,…
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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 for its efforts to make the restaurant experience a more environmentally responsible one, leading the charge on initiatives like reusable containers and carbon labels for…
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Digital signage platform Raydiant announced today it has joined Toast’s Partner network and will now integrate with the latter’s digital menu app. The main goal of the partnership is to provide restaurants with an easier, faster way to keep menus updated across every single channel through which orders arrive. Nowadays, restaurants juggle an increasing number…
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Dubai-based Grubtech announced today it has raised $3.4 million in pre-Series A funding for its software platform that powers ghost kitchens and delivery-only restaurants. Investors in the round are unnamed but include “large regional family offices, a U.S.-based venture capital firm as well as reputable angel investors.” Grubtech says its cloud-based software platform is built…
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Shipping containers area already being used to make hip residential homes, and in the not too distant future, you’ll see them pop up as fully automated robo-restaurants, too. Mezli is the latest startup working on such a robot-restaurant-in-a-box concept. The San Francisco Bay Area startup has already launched the restaurant part of the equation, operating…
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This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. Spoon Editor in Chief Chris Albrecht posed an interesting question this week for restaurants to consider: Will we see more conveyor belt-style food delivery systems as consumers head back to dining rooms? The…
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Third-party delivery service Waitr announced today it has entered into an agreement to buy Delray Beach, Florida-based company Delivery Dudes for $23 million. The stock-and-cash deal is expected to close before the end of next week. Delivery Dudes’ digital ordering properties and phone number will remain operational. The company said the acquisition would help it…
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