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Joe Guszkowski

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Joe Guszkowski

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Technology

Odeko raises $53M for coffee shop supply chain app

The company offers nightly deliveries of essentials like lids and syrups. It says it can help shops save money and time.

Technology

NCR's Aloha POS hit with cyberattack, causing headaches for restaurants

The ransomware attack is preventing restaurants from doing back office tasks like payroll. NCR said it's working to restore the system.

Technology

Lunchbox takes on Olo with new payments tool

Open Payments gives restaurants more flexibility in choosing a processor for online orders. It’s Lunchbox’s latest effort to compete with the larger Olo.

Consumer Trends

Full-service restaurants are some of the most popular brands on Yelp

First Watch and Texas Roadhouse led a strong showing for sit-down chains on a newly published ranking.

Technology

Olo introduces tiered system for integration partners

Vendors that opt in to Olo Connect can get more support from Olo as they move into higher tiers. It's designed to ease the industry's integration pains.

Technology

Restaurants are losing faith in ghost kitchens

Tech Check: Fewer operators foresee delivery-only concepts growing in 2023. It's looking like a smart bet.

Leadership

Chili's digital chief Wade Allen has left the company

Allen had been with parent Brinker International since 2014. He gave no reason for his departure in a LinkedIn post Monday.

Marketing

Big KFC operator to roll out text message alerts

KBP Brands will start texting deals and updates to subscribers across all of its 847 locations.

Financing

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen is finally hitting its stride

Six years after it was acquired by Darden, the 179-unit chain is living up to its billing as a growth brand.

Technology

ChatGPT gets a job writing for fortune cookies

OpenFortune will use the chat bot to come up with new fortunes after consumers asked for more variety inside their cookies.

Technology

Restaurant intelligence company Brizo raises $9M

Brizo’s FoodMetrics platform includes data on more than 1 million restaurants in North America. Restaurants and suppliers can use it for market research and sales.

Technology

A next-gen ghost kitchen goes poof in Chicago

Epic Kitchens was part of a wave of operators reimagining delivery-only restaurants. But less than two years after opening, its two virtual food halls are closed.

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