The CDC’s New Findings Put Restaurant Tech In the Hot Seat Once Again
The big restaurant news over the weekend was a new set of findings from the CDC that suggest a higher risk for COVID-19 among those who eat in restaurant dining […]
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Delivery Hero Partners With World Food Programme to Integrate Donations Into Its Apps
Berlin, Germany-based Delivery Hero announced today it has partnered with the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) to integrate the latter’s ShareTheMeal program into its own delivery platforms. WFP launched […]
National Restaurant Assoc.: Nearly 1 in 6 Restaurants Closed During Pandemic
Approximately 100,000, or nearly 1 in 6 restaurants, are closed either permanently or for the long term, according to new data from a National Restaurant Association survey released today. Adding […]
Spoon Plus: The Consumer Food Waste Innovation Report
Nowadays, governments, grocery retailers, industries like agriculture and grocery, tech companies, and many others are working to fight food waste at both the local and international level. In the developed […]
Just Salad Launches a ‘Climatarian’ Menu for Digital Orders
Fast-casual chain Just Salad announced today that it will launch its “Climataraian” menu on September 17. The menu, available exclusively for orders placed via the chain’s app and website, will […]
Beyond Meat Launches New Plant-Based Meatballs
Beyond Meat announced today that it has launched Beyond Meatballs, a new line of pre-formed and pre-seasoned plant-based meatballs that will be available at select grocers nationwide starting this week. […]
Time to Recirculate the To-Go Cup Debate
Since we now live in a world where the to-go order is the main attraction at restaurants, we need to start treating the issue of excess single-use packaging with a […]
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Food Tech News: Wild Type Is Looking for Chefs, White Castle Is Offering Rewards
Some final bits of food tech news from ’round the web this week: Wild Type Has a Pre-Order List for Chefs While still a good five years out from commercial […]
Uber Eats Adds Contactless Order and Payment Methods for Dine-In and Takeout
Uber Eats has turned on some new contactless ordering and payment methods according to a story out today in USA Today. The new “Uber Eats Contactless Order Feature” aims to […]
A Next-Gen Automat Suggests the Restaurant Biz Should Mine Its Past When Planning Its Future
“Contactless” in the restaurant biz nowadays usually refers to digital order and pay processes that lessen but don’t totally eradicate human-to-human contact. After all, someone has to bring the food […]
Tortoise Unveils its Not-Autonomous Grocery Delivery Robot
Up to now, San Francisco-based Tortoise has mostly been known for its technology that helps manage micro-mobility fleets like electric scooters and bikes. But earlier this week the company took […]
North American Bancard Acquires Restaurant Management Platform SALIDO
Restaurant tech platform SALIDO announced this week it has been acquired by payment tech company North American Bancard (NAB). According to a press release sent to The Spoon, NAB will […]