In-House Delivery Needs to Disrupt Delivery
Some of the talk at last week’s Smart Kitchen Summit revolved around two newish concepts that are especially compelling when it comes to thinking about restaurants: in-house delivery and disrupting […]
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Contactless: ‘Easier Said Than Done’
Welcome to the Spoon’s weekly restaurant tech roundup. To subscribe, go here. Achieving a contactless restaurant experience when it comes to the drive-thru lane is easier said than done, according […]
Al Fresco Vs. To Go
Outdoor dining: an opportunity to innovate or a yet-another huge expense for restaurants? The whole restaurant industry is pondering this question as we head into fall and start prepping for […]
Ordrslip Adds Postmates Integration to Its Mobile App Software for Restaurants
Restaurant tech company Ordrslip announced today it has partnered with Postmates to add delivery integration into its mobile app software, according to a company press release sent to The Spoon. […]
Ghost Kitchen, Meet the Automat
Inexplicably, I’ve always wished I could have experienced the Automat in its heyday. Created at the tail-end of the Nineteenth Century, Automats consisted of a wall of cubbies containing simple […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cashierless Tech Could Move Dunkin’ Ahead in the Race to Reinvent the QSR Format
QSR chain Dunkin’ will launch its cashierless checkout pilot program in October at a store in California, according to Nation’s Restaurant News. And in doing so, it may set new […]
Floating Kitchens of Burger King
Now that its apparent even contactless tech won’t bring back the glory days of the dining room, restaurant chains are on a tear to refit their existing stores to better […]
The Direct to Consumer Boom in Food Tech
We’re running out of synonyms. Since the pandemic hit in earnest, we’ve written about surges, spikes, booms, waves, deluges and just about every other artful synonym we can think of […]
Mastercard Partners with Accel Robotics for Cashierless Checkout Retail
Mastercard. So worldly, so welcome, and now so contact-free. The global payments company today announced its Shop Anywhere and AI Powered Drive Through tools to help retailers create low-touch shopping […]
Grocery Chain H-E-B Opens a Food Hall Offering Takeout and Delivery Meals
Grocery retailer H-E-B further dissolved the boundaries between groceries and restaurants this week when it opened a food hall at one of its Austin, TX stores. Dubbed Main Streat, the […]
