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Joe Guszkowski

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Joe Guszkowski

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Technology

800 Degrees unveils robotic pizza spinoff, 800 Go by Piestro

The 800 Go brand will also feature brick-and-mortar restaurants and ghost kitchens under a new joint partnership with Piestro.

Operations

Ghost kitchens unlock big-city real estate for casual dining

Chains like Cracker Barrel and Chili’s are using small-format kitchens to go places they couldn’t before.

Operations

Why BBQ Holdings wants its breweries to serve breakfast

The company plans to co-brand the Granite City and Village Inn concepts to squeeze more revenue out of the breweries. And the mixing and matching doesn't stop there.

Emerging Brands

DJ Khaled and Reef team up on Another Wing virtual brand

The delivery-only concept already has 165 locations across three continents thanks to Reef's large and growing kitchen network.

Financing

As staffing goes, so goes Red Robin

Sales at the burger chain returned to 2019 levels, and labor improvements are driving further growth.

Emerging Brands

Savory Fund invests in boozy brunch chain Hash Kitchen

The Arizona-based casual-dining concept will use the funding to grow from five units to 30 over the next four years.

Technology

Tech provider Presto is going public via SPAC

It will merge with Ventoux Acquisition Corp. and begin trading on NASDAQ to raise funds for its digital ordering systems.

Technology

DoorDash to buy European delivery service Wolt for $8B

The deal will get DoorDash into 22 new markets, vastly expanding its international footprint.

Technology

Uber Eats is launching robot delivery

The company is partnering with Serve Robotics to offer the service in Los Angeles starting early next year.

Financing

Focus on traffic pays off for First Watch

A couple of unconventional moves have helped the chain generate some of its best traffic ever.

Technology

Nextbite doubles down on virtual brands with name change

Its parent company, Ordermark, will assume the Nexbite moniker as it brings delivery-only concepts to the forefront.

Technology

Tech roundup: Reef acquires iKcon, expanding global growth push

The deal gives the ghost kitchen operator a foothold in the Middle East. Also, DoorDash launches nationwide shipping, Miso Robotics upgrades Flippy and Bite Ninja raises $4 million.

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