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Tech roundup: Noodles opens a second ghost kitchen

 By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 20, 2021

The fast casual will use the new outlet to test the San Jose market. That’s just the tip of the iceberg in this briefing on several weeks’ worth of tech news.

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DoorDash launches alcohol delivery

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 20, 2021

The company said the option to add booze could increase restaurants' average check by 30%.

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Toast raises IPO price again, eyeing $18B valuation

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 20, 2021

The company will look to sell shares for $34 to $36 each when it hits the public market this week.

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Robots could be food delivery’s best hope

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 17, 2021

If the many bots currently in test can prove themselves, restaurants say they're ready and willing to deploy them.

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How restaurants can make third-party delivery work for them

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 16, 2021

As the service becomes a deeply ingrained consumer habit, restaurants are learning to adapt rather than resist.

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Don’t expect Pizza Hut drivers to deliver Taco Bell anytime soon

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 16, 2021

Yum Brands wants its concepts to grow individually, meaning it likely won’t expand the pizza chain’s delivery to its other concepts, at least for now.

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Pret A Manger is the latest chain to try a monthly subscription program

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 16, 2021

The fast casual is rolling out a coffee subscription at its New York City and Washington D.C. locations, following a successful test in its U.K. units.

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Glimpse of post-pandemic restaurant tech shows big steps in familiar directions

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 15, 2021

FSTEC attendees got a preview of what's next in ghost kitchens, loyalty programs and digital attempts to help with labor.

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At Chick-fil-A’s virtual brands: Pork belly BLT, chicken wings and hybrid cars

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 15, 2021

The company’s Little Blue Menu virtual brands test in Nashville, set to begin this fall, will offer hundreds of menu items and a different delivery model.

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DoorDash sues NYC for right to keep customer data from restaurants

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 15, 2021

In its second lawsuit in less than a week, the company accuses New York of violating consumers’ privacy and illegally attacking its business model.

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