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Kiwibot and Sodexo will bring robot delivery to 3 colleges

 By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 10, 2021

Students at Gonzaga, New Mexico State and Loyola Marymount will be able to access robot delivery with their meal plans.

Operations

Restaurant mega-franchisee Greg Flynn buys more hotels

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 10, 2021

The operator of six restaurant concepts has added 20 lodging properties to his holdings in a $211 million deal.

Financing

Restaurants stand to lose aid option under $1.2T infrastructure act

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 10, 2021

A tax benefit would expire on Sept. 30 instead of Dec. 31 under the version of the bill that was approved by the Senate on Tuesday.

Operations

Freshii now looks to dinner to help it recover

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 10, 2021

The fast-casual chain’s sales remain down nearly 30% compared to pre-pandemic levels, so it is on the hunt for creative growth solutions.

Emerging Brands

How Roll-Em-Up Taquitos is carving out a new niche

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 10, 2021

The growing taquito concept is hoping a family recipe plus social media savvy will be the secret sauce it needs to grow.

Financing

In brief: Sysco sees more supply challenges, STK comps soar 93%, Waitr continues to non-conform

By Peter Romeo and Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 10, 2021

A roundup of recent earnings reports provides a clearer picture of a rebounding industry's challenges and opportunities.

Operations

Fears of new capacity restrictions surge among restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 09, 2021

The delta variant of coronavirus has operators more worried than colleagues in other fields that the U.S. is hurtling into a return of 2020.

Workforce

Raising Cane’s to offer free college tuition for workers

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 09, 2021

Amid a tight labor market, the fast casual is adding its name to the growing list of restaurants sweetening benefits with free or reduced-cost educational programs.

Technology

Tech roundup: OpenTable, Yelp respond to COVID surge with new features

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 09, 2021

The tools are intended to help restaurants communicate with guests about vaccine policies. Also, Gopuff adds restaurant items, Chowly links up with Google ordering and more.

Marketing

Domino's to surprise millions of customers with free food

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 09, 2021

The chain's "Surprise Free" promotion is a jab at third-party delivery fees.

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