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Joe Guszkowski

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Joe Guszkowski

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Technology

Upside raises $165M for cash-back restaurant app

The app formerly known as GetUpside generates promotions from businesses with the goal of helping them attract new customers.

Technology

Jack in the Box will test robots to make fries, pour drinks

The chain is partnering with Miso Robotics to use Flippy and Sippy at one restaurant with the possibility for more.

Leadership

Iron Hill Brewery hires Joyce Polsenberg Cremin as VP of marketing

The experienced hospitality marketer joins the 20-unit brewpub chain as it looks to expand.

Marketing

Snooze’s first loyalty program offers priority seating, other perks

Customers can earn points, or “jacks,” with every dollar spent and exchange them for a variety of rewards.

Financing

BJ’s posts record Q1 despite omicron impact

As its restaurants staffed up again, sales followed, helping the chain generate its highest revenues ever for the period.

Operations

Outback Steakhouse gets into catering

The chain is now offering the service at 481 restaurants as it looks to tap into workers returning to the office.

Financing

With funding hard to come by, some restaurants turn to their tech suppliers for loans

Loans from companies like Toast and Square may be more accessible than traditional sources, but they highlight a larger problem with financing for mom and pops.

Emerging Brands

Wawa plans to double footprint, open more drive-thrus

The c-store chain known for its food expects to reach about 1,800 locations by the end of the decade, its CEO said.

Technology

Just Eat Takeaway is exploring a sale of Grubhub

The European delivery provider said it might sell the company less than a year after buying it for $7.3 billion.

Consumer Trends

Consumers are venting about menu prices, but not always acting on it

People are increasingly noting higher prices in their Yelp reviews, but they’re also continuing to search for more expensive options, Yelp found.

Technology

Chili’s workers find robots to be a helpful addition

The chain is bringing Rita the Robot to 51 more locations after tests showed employees are making good use of her.

Operations

What Cracker Barrel has learned from its first ghost kitchen

The delivery-only outlet in Hollywood marked uncharted territory for the 53-year-old brand, but it's well on its way to opening more.

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