Category: Restaurant Tech
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When Elon Musk said he wanted a drive-in restaurant, apparently he meant a drive-in movie theater restaurant. As detailed in the plans filed with the city of Los Angeles, the new Tesla drive-in restaurant will have not one but two movie screens that will show ~30-minute movies (about the time it takes to charge a…
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Remy Robotics, an automated ghost kitchen startup, came out of stealth this week as it opened its third autonomous robotic kitchen. Remy, based in Barcelona, creates custom-built robotic kitchens tailored for the food delivery industry. For the past year, the company has been operating two dark kitchens, one in Barcelona and one in Paris, and…
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Here at The Spoon, we’ve seen a bunch of bartender bots over the years. From early efforts like the Bartesian to weird animated robot bartenders, we’ve covered pretty much every new product that automates drink dispensing for home or restaurant. So when the email came into my inbox about the Backbar One, I figured yet…
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If you’ve ever taken home a souvenir menu or ashtray from your favorite restaurant, you will understand the role NFTs play in the hospitality industry. The same goes for attending a restaurant theme night or local pop-up of a new dining establishment. As Front of House (FOH) co-founder Phil Toronto eloquently puts it, a restaurant…
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Today Wavemaker Labs and Wing Zone announced the launch of Wing Zone Labs, a roboticized rethink of the popular chicken wing franchise. Under the franchise agreement, Wavemaker will have exclusive rights to the Southern California region and has plans to open up to twenty locations in the coming years. According to the announcement, the new…
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This morning, Sweetgreen announced they are opening their first pickup-only location in Washington DC’s Mt. Vernon Square neighborhood. Opening on August 1st, the new location will not have any dine-in seating, will feature shelves for pickup and delivery, and all food production will be hidden from sight behind the shelving system. My first thought upon…
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Today Miso Robotics and Jack in the Box announced a pilot test of robotic fryer and drink fulfillment systems. The new trial, which will take place in the San Diego market, will utilize the Flippy 2 and the Sippy product lines from Miso Robotics. “This collaboration with Miso Robotics is a steppingstone for our back-of-house restaurant operations,”…
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Hungry House, a ghost kitchen startup based in New York City, announced today it has formed a partnership with 10-minute delivery startup JOKR to distribute chef-created meals around New York City. The company, founded by Zuul alum Kristen Barnett, announced the news today as part of the launch of its “season two,” which also includes…
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The labor shortage, a facet of the post-pandemic economy, hurt the restaurant industry across verticals as more businesses were forced to close their doors to account for the lack of employees. However, restaurants that embraced self-ordering technology fared better throughout the pandemic, as self-ordering technology positively impacted revenue, franchising, and restaurant design. This is evidenced…
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You know how they say it’s not what you know, but who you know? That’s doubly true if you’re trying to insert yourself into McDonald’s technology supplier network. Just ask Kytch, a company that makes a device that fixes the burger giant’s perpetually broken ice cream machines. You’d think that McDonald’s would welcome such a…
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Earlier today, DoorDash announced they had acquired Bbot, a maker of order & pay software solutions. We sat down with DoorDash’s chief revenue officer Tom Pickett to hear about the thinking behind the deal. Answers have been edited slightly for clarity. What motivated you to do this acquisition? We’ve been watching this space over the…
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Food delivery giant DoorDash announced today they have entered into an agreement to buy Bbot, a New York-based maker of order and pay software for restaurants. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bbot, which offers a suite of off-premise and in-venue ordering solutions, is best known for its in-venue QR code offering that…
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