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Joe Guszkowski

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Joe Guszkowski

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Technology

DoorDash hires leaders from Standard AI to help grow its AI voice product

Standard AI CEO Jordan Fisher and co-founders Brandon Ogle and Daniel Fischetti are joining the delivery company as it makes a bigger push into artificial intelligence.

Technology

ChowNow acquires digital order integrator Cuboh

The online ordering provider for independent restaurants is also laying off a reported 30 people as it absorbs the Cuboh team.

Technology

How Nimbus is succeeding where ghost kitchens failed

The shared-kitchen startup has limited its focus to providing kitchen space for a variety of food businesses, leaving the technology to others. The simplified approach has yielded profits and growth.

Leadership

BJ's agrees to listen to another activist investor

The casual-dining chain will take input from PW Partners on how to boost shareholder value. In exchange, PW will withdraw two board nominees.

Financing

Benihana deal makes The One Group one to watch in full-service dining

Acquiring the 86-unit teppanyaki chain will make the owner of STK and Kona Grill a $1 billion company. And it's just the beginning of an ambitious long-term growth plan.

Financing

STK parent One Group to acquire Benihana owner for $365M

The deal for Safflower Holdings, which also includes the RA Sushi brand, will nearly triple One’s footprint to 168 locations worldwide.

Technology

Tech outages at Panera and McDonald's show the perils of digitization

Tech Check: As the industry gets more high-tech, crashes and cyberattacks will become more common. Restaurants should be taking steps to manage their risks.

Workforce

Seattle may walk back wage hike for delivery drivers

Drivers for third-party delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats say their earnings have plummeted since the $26.40 hourly minimum wage went into effect.

Leadership

Red Lobster names restructuring expert as new CEO

Industry veteran Jonathan Tibus will take the reins as owner Thai Union Group prepares to sell the seafood chain. He replaces Horace Dawson, who is retiring.

Financing

Lower-income consumers pull back at Olive Garden

Guests earning less than $75,000 are visiting the casual-dining chain much less than last year, parent Darden Restaurants said Thursday.

Operations

Early birds are perking up traffic at Olive Garden

More customers are visiting the Italian casual-dining chain in the late afternoon and early evening, which has helped lift transactions, according to data from Placer.ai.

Emerging Brands

Wonder raises $700M, says it's 'time to scale'

The delivery-centric food hall startup founded by entrepreneur Marc Lore has now raised $1.5 billion to date and plans to expand to 90 locations by the end of next year.

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