Taco Bell Unveils New ‘Go Mobile’ Restaurant Concept
Two big trends are a foot in the world of quick-service restaurants: orders going off-premises and major chains redesigning their store formats to better meet that demand. Taco Bell is the […]
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Restaurants, Retailers Launch a ‘Pay-by-Face’ Network Powered by PopID
At the tail-end of last week, a number of Pasadena, CA-based restaurants and retailers announced they had established the first pay-by-face network in the U.S. According to a press release […]
Uber Eats Is Not Bailing On California
California imposed an order this week that, for a minute there, led us all to believe Uber’s food delivery business in that state was on the rocks. Spoiler alert: it’s […]
Winter Is Coming for Outdoor Dining, So Get Going With Off-Premises
In further proof that you can’t solve the current restaurant industry crisis by flipping a switch, Upserve released new data this week that shows many restaurants are still struggling with […]
Wawa Goes Beyond Standard Convenience Store Fare With a Plant-Based Breakfast
Like most other types of food businesses, the convenience store is changing due to the pandemic, and that includes what’s on the menu when it comes to food. In line […]
Is Your Restaurant Ready for Ghost Kitchens?
Ghost kitchens. You’ve heard about them nonstop since the pandemic overturned the foodservice industry and forced almost every restaurant in the country to go off-premises. And with the fate of […]
Chipotle Increases Digital Sales 216.3%, Experiments With Delivery Pricing
It seems Chipotle has one-upped itself again in terms of sales numbers. For the quarter ending on Jun 30, digital sales increased 216.3 percent to $829 million. Digital sales made […]
The Spoon Plus Guide to Ghost Kitchens
When 2020 began, the ghost kitchen topic poised to be one of the “it” trends to watch over the coming 12 months. Venture capital was pouring into the space, virtual […]
Yelp: 60 Percent of Closed Restaurants Have Shuttered Permanently
Today, Yelp released its Q2 2020 Economic Average Report, which tracks business closures (temporary and permanent) to analyze how industries like retail foodservice are being impacted by the ongoing pandemic. […]
How Will the Pandemic Change Restaurant Tech? The Most Recent Shutdowns Give Us a Clue
One topic we’ve batted around ad nauseam since this pandemic started is the changing role of restaurant tech amid the shutdowns, reopenings, and the second round of closures. At this […]
NPD: As QSR Transactions Improve, Full-Service Restaurants Continue to Struggle
Consumer transactions at restaurants have seen some improvement in the last couple weeks compared to the early days of the pandemic, though not much of it has gone beyond the […]
The Sustainable Restaurant Needs Big Chains Right Now
A worrying point that comes up a lot in conversation these days is that sustainability has taken something of a backseat while food businesses scramble to fight the pandemic. So […]
