Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
Dunkin’ announced today a sizable expansion for 50 new locations outside the Northeast, the chain’s home region and where it’s historically held stores. The expansions will include elements of the […]
McDonald’s has wasted no time in bringing personalization to its restaurants since the company’s acquisition of Dynamic Yield in March. On the company’s Q1 earnings call this week, CEO Steve […]
McDonald’s announced today that it has acquired personalization platform Dynamic Yield to make the fast food giant’s menus more technologically dynamic. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but sources […]
If you want a hint about what cool new startups and innovations are coming around the corner, look to Y Combinator. Twice a year, the accelerator, which has helped launch […]
Last summer, Starbucks announced an investment in a company called Bakkt, an open-source platform that enables the buying, selling, and spending of cryptocurrencies. That was pretty much the extent of […]
Dunkin’, the chain formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts, announced today it will begin testing a delivery program with Grubhub in select cities, NRN reports. The delivery rollout follows a year […]
This morning Papa John’s announced a $200 million investment from hedge fund company Starboard Value. The company has also named Starboard Value CEO Jeffery Smith as Papa John’s new chairman. The […]
Popups and pods and shared frying pans, oh my.
Yes, there’s a free chicken sandwich involved.
Talk to most folks in the fast-casual industry and they’ll suggest a restaurant chain needs a strong delivery strategy, or at least a strong relationship with third-party delivery services, in […]
In great news for sandwich-loving germophobes, Jimmy John’s announced a partnership with Verifone and Worldpay, Inc. to test out a contactless-payment solution in its restaurants that’s “freaky fast,” according to […]
Of all the details crammed into last week’s monster press release about Starbucks’ “Greener Stores” project, one in particular sticks out: that the coffee giant will open-source this new initiative in […]
