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Save Time And Labor With Highly Efficient Equipment

Sponsored content from our partner RATIONAL on Mar. 29, 2024

Labor challenges are ongoing for restaurants in all segments. Whether operators are having trouble finding trained employees or are facing difficulty with retention, the outcome is the same—stressed w...

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Here's where Gen Z wants restaurants to spend their tech dollars

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 29, 2024

Mobile ordering, paid reservations and, yes, dynamic pricing, are in demand among younger diners, according to a new report from the National Restaurant Association.

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How Nimbus is succeeding where ghost kitchens failed

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 28, 2024

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.

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ChowNow acquires digital order integrator Cuboh

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 28, 2024

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

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

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 28, 2024

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.

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

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 26, 2024

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.

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