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Joe Guszkowski

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Joe Guszkowski

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Technology

These are some of the fastest-growing restaurant tech companies

Popmenu, Olo and more landed on a new ranking from Deloitte, underscoring the shift to digital in modern restaurants.

Technology

PepsiCo wants to help restaurants start ghost kitchens

The food giant will offer free advice on the off-premise business, drawing on lessons learned from its own delivery-only concept, Pep’s Place.

Technology

Another supply chain startup lands venture-capital funding

Butter is the latest tech company that aims to digitize the manual process of wholesale ordering. It raised $9 million in a round led by Google’s Gradient Ventures.

Operations

Year of reckoning brings more change to Reef Kitchens

A growth-at-all-costs mentality led to problems at the ghost kitchen company. Now it’s slowing down to reassess.

Marketing

Nestle launches cookie delivery brand with Nextbite

Nestle Toll House Cookie Delivery will offer six cookie varieties as well as milk and other treats. It’s the latest entrant into the red-hot cookie market.

Consumer Trends

Inflation may be hurting servers' tips

Fewer diners say they’re tipping 20% now than they were at this time last year, according to a new study by Popmenu.

Operations

Subway’s latest restaurant format is a fridge

The chain will use the high-tech vending machines to sell more sandwiches in places like airports and college campuses.

Operations

Urban revival delivers a big win for catering

As workers returned to offices this fall, restaurants saw double-digit increases in catering sales. Bookings through ezCater are up 91% this year.

Technology

Restaurants’ tech investments shift to the back-of-house

Restaurants are shopping for tools that can help them be more efficient, given rising costs and labor challenges.

Workforce

Tip credit defeated in D.C. but survives in Portland, Me.

Voters ordered D.C. restaurants to pay all workers at least $16.10 by 2027. Also, Nebraskans approved a $15 hourly wage in their state by 2026.

Operations

Chili’s opens first to-go-only location as it eyes denser markets

The 1,600-square-foot location offers a scaled-down menu near the campus of Southern Methodist University.

Technology

Multibrand restaurant companies may hold the key to the ghost kitchen model

Tech Check: Burger King owner Restaurant Brands International is the latest conglomerate to stack its concepts in a digital-only format. Here’s why the idea is a slam dunk.

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