Joe Guszkowski

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Technology

How a robot is helping Dodo Pizza defy the hiring crunch

A pizza-topping bot from xRobotics has reduced labor costs and allowed the restaurant to ditch third-party delivery.

Technology

NASCAR launches a virtual restaurant brand

NASCAR Refuel, created in partnership with Virtual Dining Concepts, will offer a menu of racetrack favorites aimed at stock car fans.

The virtual pop-up created by investor Anthony Pompliano will donate profits to bitcoin development.

The labor crunch has driven "a spike in interest" for the company's bot that puts toppings on pies.

The growing ghost kitchen company also hired more than 20 new leaders. Plus, Salted raised $9 million for its healthy virtual brands and BentoBox added three people to its C-suite.

That data would include names, email addresses and other information restaurants covet for marketing purposes. Delivery companies said it would violate consumer privacy.

DashPass subscribers are ordering delivery more often than ever, even as dine-in returns, executives said.

It is part of a $1 million seed round for the LA-based company that offers things like driver apps and dispatch software.

The company formerly known as Virtual Kitchen Co. is bringing its "distributed restaurant" model to Chicago.

The online-only concepts will be key to the company's goal of reaching 100% digital transactions, and CEO Noah Glass says they're not going away.

Grubhub Direct will allow restaurants to create their own websites and gather customer data while paying lower fees.

Here's how three restaurants optimized their relationships with providers as delivery continues to be a key channel.

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