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Jack in the Box makes a big loyalty push

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 25, 2021

The burger chain will be giving away enough points to new and existing loyalty members this weekend as it pushes for more digital sales.

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Restaurant payment startup Sunday nabs leaders from Uber, DoorDash

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 25, 2021

The company is ramping up its U.S. business following a $24 million seed round in April.

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New NSF program uses Google smartglasses to train restaurant staff

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 25, 2021

NSF EyeSucceed can help guide workers through food prep and other tasks. It’s being tested by Wendy’s and other chains.

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800 Degrees Pizza will add thousands of units with robot company Piestro

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 24, 2021

Feeling pandemic pressure, the wood-fired concept reinvented itself to work with Piestro's automated pizza makers.

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Ghost kitchens find a new gear

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 24, 2021

Wendy’s plan to open 700 units with Reef Technology is a new high-water mark for the delivery-only restaurant business.

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Tech roundup: OpenTable partners with Clear to ease vaccine verification

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 23, 2021

It is the reservation platform's most robust tool yet to help restaurants navigate new guidelines. Also, DoorDash hits a milestone, Bite Ninja lands a big investment and more.

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Why the company that pioneered the cash register is getting into cryptocurrency

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 22, 2021

With the purchase of software provider LibertyX, NCR believes it could have hundreds of thousands of crypto payment touchpoints by next year.

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Calif.'s Prop 22 ruled unconstitutional in blow to DoorDash, Uber

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 22, 2021

The law defining delivery drivers as independent contractors passed behind massive financial support from gig companies. They plan to appeal the ruling.

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