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HungerRush announced today via an email that it has acquired OrdrAI, adding text-to-order capabilities to HungerRush’s restaurant tech stack. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. HungerRush (formerly known as […]
Months after laying off half its staff, Toast has reached an $8 billion valuation, according to a new report from CNBC. That new valuation, up from $4.9 billion in February […]
Digital sales will make up more than half, or 54 percent, of all quick-service and limited-service restaurant sales by 2025, according to new survey numbers from market research firm Incisiv. […]
As with many posts we write about on The Spoon, there is the news and then there is the story. The news rumbling across Twitter and as reported by Cnet’s […]
Kea, which makes an AI-powered virtual phone assistant for restaurants, has raised a $10 million Series A round of funding. TechCrunch was first to report on the round, which was […]
Restaurant management platform Toast today launched what the company is calling its “contactless payments suite” that includes two new social distancing-friendly ways for customers to pay for their meals: Toast […]
States and cities across the U.S. have imposed new restrictions and in some cases lockdowns that will once again shutter indoor dining. As they’ve done in the past, these restrictions once […]
We knew a DoorDash IPO was on the way, and it arrived this past week packaged with news that the company turned a profit in Q2 and has enough cash […]
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It’s another Food Tech Show podcast! The Spoon editorial team got together this week to discuss our favorite stories of the week, including: McDonald’s announced their new plant-based burger, the […]
QSR brand Chipotle is a known leader in the restaurant industry’s current transition from dining room to off-premises formats, but the company has for the most part been quiet in […]
It’s our weekly restaurant tech news wrapup! Food delivery aggregators: love ‘em or hate ‘em, few would at this point deny that restaurants need them right now. Maybe that’s not […]
