Consumer Trends

What Denny Post learned from observing delivery customers

A series of in-home visits left the Nextbite co-president more excited than ever about the future of virtual brands. Here are some of her takeaways.

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The tech buzz at RLC was all about personalization

Tech Check: Restaurants clearly want to make their digital customers feel seen, judging by conversations at the Restaurant Leadership Conference this week. It’s what consumers say they want, too, but will it work?

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Franchising can put brands at a disadvantage in a market like this

The Bottom Line: Restaurant chains like &pizza and MOD Pizza continue to turn to franchising to reinvigorate growth or save dying concepts. But there are huge disadvantages when consumers are cutting back.

Technology

How drive-thru AI made a believer out of Taco John's CEO Heather Neary

The leader of the fast-food chain was skeptical of the technology when she joined the company last year. Now she hopes to bring it chainwide.