Technology: Page 14

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    OpenTable partners with ChatGPT

    ChatGPT will provide restaurant recommendations as part of an OpenTable plugin, which will initially be available to select ChatGPT Plus subscribers.

    By • March 27, 2023
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    Breakfast eateries embrace delivery, technology

    Chains have adapted front- and back-of-house operations to accommodate more off-premise sales and technology to improve the dine-in experience.

    By • March 22, 2023
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    Panera tests Amazon One palm scanners at 2 cafes

    Panera will expand the tech to between 10 and 20 cafes depending on the reception of the initial test, which links Amazon’s palm scanning technology to its loyalty program.

    By • March 22, 2023
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    DoorDash adds cash payment option to Drive product

    The company’s white label fulfillment platform can now accept cash payments, which drivers would collect as part of their pay.

    By • March 21, 2023
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    The Future of Restaurants report: Square’s 2023 edition

    The Square Future of Restaurants report will help you understand the top trends, the changing landscape and expectations, and the tools and strategies that define the next era of the restaurant industry.

    March 20, 2023
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    Sweetgreen teams with Zipline for drone delivery

    Zipline’s new home delivery platform would use 97% less energy than deliveries fulfilled by car, the company claims. 

    By • March 16, 2023
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    Sweetfin, Stellar Pizza detail cost-saving robotics strategies

    Sweetfin uses Coco Delivery bots to deliver food within two miles in 15 minutes, while Stellar Pizza’s robotic truck can bake pizzas with just one human employee.

    By • March 13, 2023
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    The Future of Restaurants report: Square’s 2023 edition

    The Square Future of Restaurants report will help you understand the top trends, the changing landscape and expectations, and the tools and strategies that define the next era of the restaurant industry.

    March 13, 2023
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    Gopuff makes third round of layoffs since last spring

    Latest staff cuts include about 2% of the company’s global workforce, according to a company spokesperson.

    By Brett Dworski • March 10, 2023
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    Shift4 needles rival Toast

    Toast and Shift4 are battling to win larger customers in the intensely competitive restaurant payments arena. 

    By Caitlin Mullen • March 10, 2023
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    Why Kitchen United is pumping the brakes on mall strategy

    Grocery outposts through its Kroger partnership give Kitchen United better access to customers and deeper relationships with partner restaurants, executives said during a Curbivore conference.

    By • March 9, 2023
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    Uber Eats officially partners with first US airport

    Following tests at John Glenn International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Uber Eats has launched mobile ordering and pickup at Tampa International Airport.

    By • March 7, 2023
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    New York AG proposes rule limiting dynamic pricing

    Price increases above 10% that aren’t being used to preserve margins would be considered excessive during states of emergency under the proposal.

    By • March 6, 2023
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    4 areas of your restaurant you can improve with data

    Looking to increase efficiency? It starts with understanding the numbers behind your business.

    March 6, 2023
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    NRA: One-third of operators predict ghost kitchens will decline

    Consumers prefer to order from brick-and-mortar establishments, according to the National Restaurant Association’s State of the Industry Report.

    By • March 1, 2023
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    Robots in restaurants? What restaurateurs need to know about this growing trend

    What will it look like for restaurant owners to collaborate with robots?

    By Samantha Stone • Feb. 27, 2023
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    Kiwibot secures $10M in financing to support growth

    Through a partnership with Kineo, the delivery robotics company will use the alternative financing to support manufacturing and scale of its robotics fleet. 

    By • Feb. 22, 2023
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    DoorDash’s latest tool allows merchants to download sales data

    The Reporting API joins the platform’s suite of offerings, including its Business Manager App, Report Builder and Portal Dashboards, that allow operators to review business performance data.

    By • Feb. 22, 2023
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    Subway to install EV charging stations at select stores

    The chain will also work with GenZ EV Solutions to create Subway Oasis charging parks with picnic tables, restrooms, green space and playgrounds. 

    By • Updated Feb. 21, 2023
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    Robots in restaurants? What restaurateurs need to know about this growing trend

    What will it look like for restaurant owners to collaborate with robots?

    By Samantha Stone • Feb. 21, 2023
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    Toast buys Delphi Display Systems adding to QSR product suite

    Delphi offers digital display and drive-thru technology designed for QSRs and comes a year after Toast bought Sling to enhance employee scheduling. 

    By • Feb. 16, 2023
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    Sponsored by Mars Foodservices

    Spring into profits with trending treats

    Refresh your spring menu and attract customers with four data-backed tips and trends.

    Feb. 13, 2023
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    Chowly makes first acquisition with Koala buy

    The purchase adds machine learning capabilities to Chowly’s platform, allowing it to give recommendations to restaurants to increase digital basket sizes.

    By • Feb. 1, 2023
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    Flytrex, drone partner receive critical FAA approval for expansion

    Flytrex, whose delivery partners include Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Papa Johns, and Causey Aviation Unmanned may be able to scale service to 82 million eligible properties nationwide. 

    By • Jan. 31, 2023
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    7-Eleven delivery robots hit the streets

    Customers ordering from the 7Now app in West Hollywood, California, may get the option to have their order sent via a Serve Robotics delivery bot.

    By Jessica Loder • Jan. 30, 2023