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| Aug 12, 2026 | Chick-fil-A Rolls Out Chicken & Waffles to Every U.S. Location This Fall | By Clark Johnson
Published: Aug 12 2026, 11:29 AM EDT
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| Aug 5, 2026 | McDonald’s Admits Value Menu Design Let Franchisees Raise Prices, Erasing Loyal Customers | By Eloise Jones
Published: Aug 05 2026, 4:51 PM EDT
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| Aug 5, 2026 | Salad and Go files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after cyclospora fears worsened its challenges | Salad and Go has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying that the cyclospora outbreak worsened its existing business challenges.
The upstart salad chain aimed to take on Sweetgreen and expanded rapidly under the ownership of Volt... |
| Aug 4, 2026 | McDonald’s US Traffic Sinks 4.5%, Triggering Leadership Change at Largest Unit | By Zachary Chambers
Published: Aug 04 2026, 10:08 AM EDT
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| Jul 14, 2026 | Zipline adds ex-Tesla, Uber, Waymo execs to make drone delivery mainstream across U.S. | Zipline is growing its drone delivery business in the U.S. and has hired former Tesla, Uber Eats and Waymo executives to help it scale up in new markets.
The company is now making one drone delivery every thirty seconds, and has surpassed 2... |
| Jul 1, 2026 | - | According to the new Checkers & Rally's National Fry Audit, conducted by The Harris Poll among over 2,000 U.S. adults, 60% of Americans admit they've ordered an extra order of fries simply because they didn't want to share. The survey a... |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Yum Brands Sells Pizza Hut, AI Revolutionizes Workforce Management | Yum Brands sells its struggling Pizza Hut division for $2.7 billion. Private equity firm LongRange Capital acquires most global operations. Yum China buys the mainland China business. This strategic divestment allows Yum Brands to sharpen i... |
| Jun 15, 2026 | KFC leans into boneless chicken, new drinks as chain tries to regain market share | KFC unveiled a new strategy that prioritizes boneless chicken options, adds a new drink sub-brand and aims to make the in-person dining experience more immersive.
The Yum Brands unit is facing competition from upstart chicken chains and leg... |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Burger King Deploys AI to Enhance Staff Performance, Optimize Operations | Burger King launches "Patty," an AI chatbot. It integrates into employee headsets. This AI assesses staff friendliness during customer interactions. "Patty" recognizes polite phrases and analyzes conversation tone. It al... |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Burger King vai usar IA para avaliar a simpatia dos atendentes | O melhor da tecnologia está no nosso canal no WhatsApp
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| Dec 30, 2025 | These restaurant chains closed locations in 2025 | Restaurant chains like Starbucks, Wendy’s and Denny’s announced that they were closing locations this year to help their businesses.
U.S. restaurant traffic fell every month this year except for July, according to Black Box Intelligence dat... |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Red Lobster CEO: ‘You can’t be a perfect candidate for anything’—this mindset helped me become a CEO at 31 | Damola Adamolekun rose to popularity after becoming Red Lobster’s youngest CEO in August 2024, helping the restaurant chain recover from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and building a cult following of fans during the process.
But Red Lobster isn’t h... |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Panera lost diners by cutting portions and staff. It’s reversing course to win them back | Panera Bread has unveiled a turnaround strategy to reverse years of traffic declines.
Once the top U.S. fast-casual chain, Panera has dipped to number three, falling behind Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panda Express.
The plan includes improvi... |
| Oct 16, 2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Wild Bioscience raises $60m, Starship lands $50m, new EU agrifood grants | Oxford University spinout Wild Bioscience raised a $60 million Series A round this week to develop climate smart crops by using AI to “better understand the lessons learned over millions of years of evolution encoded in plant genomes.”
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| Sep 30, 2025 | At 15, he waited tables at chain restaurant Friendly’s—22 years later, he bought the whole company | When Amol Kohli started working at a Philadelphia-area Friendly’s as a waiter in 2003, he was a restless sophomore in high school hoping to make some pocket change.
Kohli made about $5 an hour at the diner-style restaurant chain, doing any ... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Uber invests in drone delivery, EU to delay deforestation rule, Oracle AI ag tool | This week, Uber made moves to expand its food delivery network via an investment in delivery drone platform Flytrex, while numerous alt-protein companies announced funding rounds.
The European Union also made headlines with a proposal to de... |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Mushroom Broth, Planta & Aquafaba Powder | 5 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Two River’s lion’s mane broth, Planta’s acquisition, and animal-free egg legal battles. New products and launches... |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Food companies consider switching from seed oils | Listen to the article 4 min
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| Aug 1, 2025 | Restaurants balance rising, unpredictable costs with what customers value
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| Jul 30, 2025 | Starbucks Is Betting on Protein Cold Foam and a 'Sugar Reduction' to Turn Around Lagging Sales. Here's a Look at the Sweeping Changes. Starbucks' CEO Brian Niccol plans to revive sales through a spate of company-wide changes. | Starbucks reported its sixth consecutive quarter of falling store sales on Tuesday, but the coffee chain's CEO says things are ready to turn around with new products and refined services.
According to Starbucks' latest earnings report for t... |
| Jul 5, 2025 | Fast-casual restaurants lean on loyalty programs to offset consumer pullback | Fast casual restaurants are seeing a boost in customers using loyalty programs through shifting economic behaviors.
Flexibility, personalization, and surprise rewards are becoming central to how brands design loyalty programs.
Brands are ex... |
| Jun 30, 2025 | How Raising Cane’s overtook KFC to become the No. 3 chicken chain in the U.S. | Raising Cane’s is now the third-largest chicken chain in the U.S. by sales, trailing only Chick-fil-A and Popeyes.
The privately held company has leapfrogged KFC by keeping its menu simple and operating its own restaurants.
Raising Cane’s n... |
| Mar 13, 2025 | US agrifoodtech funding up 14% driven by investment in AI-related startups | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is AgFunder.]
After a few tough years of macroeconomic turbulence marked by stubborn inflation, costly credit, and ongoing trade uncertainties, the US agrifoodtech investment scene showed cautious s... |
| Mar 6, 2025 | L.A. Restaurants Rush to Automation and Restaurant Supply Solutions as Costs Skyrocket | L.A. Restaurants Rush to Automation and Restaurant Supply Solutions as Costs Skyrocket
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| Feb 18, 2025 | This Is the Real Reason Most Rebrands Fail to Drive Real Change Businesses often have difficulty seeing positive returns from their rebrand efforts because of one particular reason. However, those that take proactive steps before rebranding can close the necessary gaps and prompt real change. | A corporate rebrand might seem like a natural way to freshen up your company's image or redefine your market positioning. But rebranding can be a risky decision, especially if your business has an employee experience gap.
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| Nov 25, 2024 | The Largest Franchise Operator in the U.S. Just Acquired 32 More Wendy's Locations, Adding to Its $4.5 Billion Portfolio In a strategic move to bolster its quick-service holdings, Flynn Group has acquired 32 Wendy's restaurants in the Indianapolis area. | In a strategic move to bolster its quick-service holdings, Flynn Group has acquired 32 Wendy's restaurants in the Indianapolis area. This acquisition increases Flynn's Wendy's locations to 309 across the United States, Restaurant Business O... |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Restaurants Food and Drink | The future of Thanksgiving is takeout and hosts couldn’t be happier | Even beyond convenience, there’s the whole “I don’t feel like cooking” camp, which makes up 35% of those opting for restaurant fare. And there’s no shame in admitting that sometimes the thought of preparing a turkey, sides and dessert feels... |
| Nov 14, 2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Grubhub sold in $650m deal, Elicit Plant bags $47m, gene-edited wine | After years of looking for a buyer, food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway.com has finally sold Grubhub, which it acquired for $7.3 billion in 2020, to New York-based delivery restaurant group Wonder.
Over on the funding side of things, Elic... |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Mr Charlie’s: Mike Tyson, Ric Flair Invest in ‘Vegan McDonald’s’ to Fuel Expansion | 5 Mins Read Los Angeles-based vegan fast food chain Mr Charlie’s has secured an investment from Carma HoldCo, parent company of sports legends Mike Tyson and Ric Flair’s brands.
Mr Charlie’s Told Me So, home of the McDonald’s-spoofing vegan... |
| Aug 27, 2024 | New Media Is the Future — That's Why This Company Is Creating a Podcast Network for Restaurants Informa Restaurant & Food Group editorial director Sam Oches on hosting the National Restaurant Show, social media strategy and creating new media for the hospitality industry. | When Sam Oches started working as a journalist, he brought a pen and notepad to cover events. Now, he also brings a camera and microphone.
Much has changed in media since the early 2000s, including the tools he uses to do his job, but Oches... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Steph Curry's Gold Medal Performance Sparks Viral Response from McDonald's France McDonald's France hinted at removing its "Classic Curry" dipping sauce after Curry's remarkable performance led Team USA to a 98-87 victory over France in the men's basketball gold medal game. | In a playful response to the Paris Olympics men's basketball final, McDonald's France hinted at removing its "Classic Curry" dipping sauce after Steph Curry's remarkable performance led Team USA to a 98-87 victory over France in t... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | McDonald's Is Testing Its Biggest Burger Ever. Here's Where the Nearly 1-Pound 'Big Arch' Is Available. McDonald's announced the "Big Arch" — a new burger that weighs almost one pound — during its July 29 earnings call. | Is the Big Mac just not big enough for you? The McDonald's "Big Arch," officially announced during the company's July 29 earnings call, might do the trick.
"It's a quintessential McDonald's burger with a twist on our iconic, ... |
| Jun 21, 2024 | McDonald's AI Drive-Thru Experiment Comes to an End | McDonald's recent trial with AI-powered drive-thru ordering systems has hit a roadblock, leading to the decision to pull the plug on the partnership with IBM. Despite the setbacks, the fast-food giant remains optimistic about the future of ... |
| Jun 19, 2024 | McDonald's drive-thru AI pulled after multiple errors | The voice recognition technology, developed by IBM, was introduced in 2019 as part of a trial. Unfortunately, it hasn't been the success McDonald's hoped for, with numerous viral videos showcasing its errors. These included orders such as b... |
| Jun 18, 2024 | McDonald's прекращает тесты ИИ в своих системах обслуживания за рулём | Сеть ресторанов быстрого питания McDonald’s предупредила франчайзи о прекращении сотрудничества с IBM в сфере автоматизации заказов не позднее 26 июля текущего года, пишет отраслевое издание Restaurant Business.
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| Jun 17, 2024 | McDonald’s Ends AI Drive-Thru Orders, Concluding IBM Partnership | By Inno Flores
Published Jun 17, 2024 9:59PM EDT
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| Jun 17, 2024 | McDonald’s acaba com IA no drive-thru, mas acredita no futuro da tecnologia | IA usada para anotar pedidos do drive-thru era usada em mais de 100 restaurantes do McDonald's dos EUA (Imagem: Visual Karsa / Unsplash)
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| May 28, 2024 | Kick Off Your Summer With An Authentic, Slow Cooked BBQ Brisket Experience Available Now at Checkers & Rally's | Smoked low and slow and oozing with juicy flavor, the new brisket LTO items include a BBQ Brisket Melt starting at $3.49, the Brisket Bosswich® and Brisket Loaded Fries.
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| May 20, 2024 | Seafood chain Red Lobster files for bankruptcy | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Red Lobster, a seafood restaurant that helped define upscale casual dining for the middle class, filed for Chapter 11 protection.
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| May 18, 2024 | Restaurants push new deals to lure consumers back | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A series of price increases are forcing a growing number of consumers to close their wallets at fast-food and fast-casual restaurants.
Why it matters: Executives across the industry say they've seen s... |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Trump Media launching Truth Social streaming service, where it says creators "won't be cancelled" | Trump Media & Technology Group on Tuesday announced plans to start a streaming TV platform to air news, film and other content the company claims other media outlets refuse to show.
The announcement comes three weeks after Trump Media b... |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Trump Media plunges amid plan to issue more shares. It's lost $7 billion in value since its peak. | After a short-lived honeymoon, former President Donald Trump's media company is experiencing a rough reception on Wall Street. Trump Media & Technology Group — which trades under the ticker DJT, his initials — tumbled 18% in Monday afte... |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Franchisees say it's them, not big corporations, who are the real losers of California's $20 fast-food wage | Retail Franchisees say it's them, not big corporations, who are the real losers of California's $20 fast-food wage
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| Apr 11, 2024 | How Chick-fil-A is so successful, selling nearly 5 times as much per restaurant as Taco Bell | Retail How Chick-fil-A is so successful, selling nearly 5 times as much per restaurant as Taco Bell
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| Apr 2, 2024 | Exclusive: Delivery Collective raises $3.8M for white-label delivery | Last-mile delivery software company Delivery Collective raised $3.8 million to help small businesses avoid exorbitant delivery fees, CEO Bala Subramaniam tells Axios exclusively.
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| Mar 29, 2024 | Restaurant deal activity begins to sizzle | Restaurant deal activity is slowly heating up as deal announcements roll in and auctions launch.
Why it matters: After two frosty years the sector is due for a rebound.
Zoom in: Bob Evans Restaurants has retained investment bank Kroll, whil... |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Subway's about to become the latest chain that asks you: 'Is Pepsi OK?' | Retail Subway's about to become the latest chain that asks you: 'Is Pepsi OK?'
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| Feb 24, 2024 | 'The worry is not the reality': A 36-year market veteran explains why beaten-down micro-cap stocks will enjoy a jaw-dropping rally — and names which 4 companies will be the biggest winners | Markets 'The worry is not the reality': A 36-year market veteran explains why beaten-down micro-cap stocks will enjoy a jaw-dropping rally — and names which 4 companies will be the biggest winners
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| Feb 21, 2024 | Endless shrimp contributed to an $11 million loss at Red Lobster. Now it’s offering endless lobster (but only to a few people) | Red Lobster’s Endless Shrimp promotion was a big part of the reason the chain reported an $11 million operating loss in the third quarter of last year. Now, as it gears up for Lobsterfest 2024, the company is taking steps to ensure that doe... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | The Boathouse restaurant group is ending service fees | The Boathouse restaurant group is ending its 20% automatic service fees on all guest checks effective immediately.
Why it matters: Customers overwhelmingly hate restaurant fees, even as they've proliferated in the post-pandemic dining lands... |
| Feb 2, 2024 | For the 1st time in 7 years, Subway opened more stores than it closed | Retail For the 1st time in 7 years, Subway opened more stores than it closed
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| Jan 31, 2024 | Owner.com grabs $33M Series B to improve online guest experiences for mom-and-pop restaurants | Independent restaurant owners used to heavily rely on foot traffic as their way of marketing. In 2020, the global pandemic changed all that.
Overnight, restaurants needed to set up online ordering, have a plan for pick-up and delivery and f... |
| Jan 30, 2024 | NFL Stars Invest in Chipotle Founder’s Robot-Powered Meat-Free Restaurant | Kernel, the robot-powered meat-free restaurant concept created by Chipotle founder Steve Ells, has received funding from two star NFL players.
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (who is vegan) and New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jon... |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Business | Hospitality workers’ wages are rising faster than high earners’ in most states | Tim Henderson | Stateline.org (TNS)
Pay hikes over the past four years have lifted the wages of people who work in hospitality — the nation’s lowest-paid industry — nearly 30% on average, reversing much of the wage inequality that has been ... |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 2023 in review: Beyond Meat in ‘survival’ mode, ‘jaundiced’ indoor ag investors, AI in every pitchdeck… | 2023 has been a tough year for agrifoodtech startups, with high interest rates, inflation, fundraising challenges, banking scares, and souring investor sentiment in sectors from indoor ag to alt proteins, prompting pivots, layoffs, and busi... |
| Dec 27, 2023 | What were the top 15 foodtech deals of 2023? | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is AgFunder.]
Foodtech investment followed a similar trajectory to other tech sectors in 2023, with a dramatic drop off in funding from the heady days of 2021 and early 2022.
Funding for eGrocery—th... |
| Nov 27, 2023 | The Seed Oil Conundrum: Why are Fast-Food Restaurants Ditching These Fats? | 8 Mins Read A handful of restaurants and fast-casual chains are bidding adieu to seed oils as consumer concerns about the health credentials of these fats grow. Some are turning to alternatives like Zero Acre’s sugarcane-based cultured oil ... |
| Nov 14, 2023 | McDonald's and Crocs are creating new shoes inspired by Hamburglar and Grimace. Cost: $75. | McDonald's and Crocs form partnership, release shoes with Grimace, Hamburglar themes
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| Nov 13, 2023 | Heroes tales: 5 African businesses impacting their communities | Africa has a long path to economic prosperity. According to the World Bank, seven of the ten most unequal countries in the world are in Africa, especially the Sub-Saharan region. Why? Value creation on the continent is far from its potentia... |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Popeyes just ousted KFC as the second-biggest fried chicken chain. After a visit to both, I can see why it's superior to the Colonel's greasy, frozen dinner-inspired food. | Retail Popeyes just ousted KFC as the second-biggest fried chicken chain. After a visit to both, I can see why it's superior to the Colonel's greasy, frozen dinner-inspired food.
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| Oct 12, 2023 | Restaurants owners are using AI to make new menu items, like the 'Chat GPTaco' from a Dallas chain that became a hit with customers | Alvarez/Getty Images
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| Oct 2, 2023 | Meet the Cathys, heirs to the Chick-fil-A empire, who have a fortune of more than $29 billion and are one of America's wealthiest family 'dynasties' | The Cathy family. Ric Feld/AP Photo; Alex Wong/Getty; Shayanne Gal/Business Insider
The Cathys are the family behind Chick-fil-A, known for its pressure-cooked fried chicken.
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| Sep 28, 2023 | Little Caesars knows what you're going to order before you do. With AI tools, soon more restaurants will. | Little Caesars uses artificial intelligence to take something as dizzyingly complex as five years of US sales data to provide something as simple as hot pizza on demand. Little Caesars
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| Sep 25, 2023 | McDonald's franchisee group pushes back against 'detrimental' fee hike | A McDonald's franchise group criticizes McDonald's for royalty fee hike. Nancy Luna/Insider
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| Sep 24, 2023 | Chasing that American dream, SMBs have lots of tools at hand to choose from | Here are few that'll help make the chase more efficient
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| Sep 15, 2023 | Superorder raises $10M to help restaurants maintain their online presence | Raghav Poddar was studying computer science at Columbia University when he became intrigued by the challenges restaurant owners were facing maintaining an online presence. A self-described “foodie,” Poddar — who didn’t have much time to coo... |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Leaving Home: What Entrepreneurs Need To Know About Geographic Expansion | Omar Al-Massalkhi, CEO of Talkin' Tacos. |
| Aug 29, 2023 | The 45-year history of The Cheesecake Factory: How a family bakery turned into global restaurant chain with an enormous menu | Cheesecake Factory employees. Associated Press
The first The Cheesecake Factory restaurant opened in Beverly Hills, California, in 1978.
Its CEO and founder, David Overton, opened it to promote his mother's cheesecake business.
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| Aug 19, 2023 | The decline of Boston Market: Why the chain that sparked the rotisserie chicken craze has closed dozens of stores | A man reads a stop-work order posted on the door of a Boston Market restaurant in Hackensack, New Jersey. The chicken chain has gone from a peak of 1,200 locations to just 300. Seth Wenig/Associated Press
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| Jul 31, 2023 | Restaurant chains see dollar signs in downtown Indianapolis | It's easy to overlook a new chain restaurant, but the impending addition of Taco Bell Cantina points to a downtown retail comeback.
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| Jul 24, 2023 | Initiative 82 service fees are popping up in D.C. | The backlash was swift against D.C. Mexican restaurant Mi Vida after owners instituted a 3.5% "Initiative 82 fee" this month, with some diners and online vocalists swearing off the swanky spot.
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| Jul 13, 2023 | 'Ghost' menu massacre: Virtual brands face a reckoning as Uber Eats slashes 8,000 from its app | Uber Eats cuts 8,000 virtual brands from its app after rolling out strict quality-control requirements. Getty Images
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| Jul 7, 2023 | People Moves: Benson Hill CEO Matt Crisp out, new boss at McCormick, Clear Frontier expands team | To keep us all up to speed on the latest people moves in agrifood, AgFunder News (AFN) publishes a monthly column of the industry’s biggest leadership changes. This month, longtime Benson Hill CEO steps down, McCormick promotes an insider t... |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 'Time to get greedy': A 35-year market veteran shares 5 little-known stocks that could soar up to 800% once investors realize that there won't be a repeat of 2008 | Kevin Rendino, the CEO of 180 Degree Capital, bets on mismanaged micro-cap stocks. Kevin Rendino, 180 Degree Capital This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| Jun 16, 2023 | How Restaurants Can Get Fair Pricing Through Price Comparison Technology | Dante led Snapchat’s global expansion, is an independent restaurateur, and founded Zitti to make the food supply chain work for everyone. |
| May 29, 2023 | Илону Маску разрешили чипировать людей, а дефолт по госдолгу США откладывается | Почти все самые важные и интересные финансовые новости в России и мире за неделю: новый закон разрешает госорганам изымать загранпаспорта, инвесторов в Яндекс поставят перед интересным выбором, а рейтинг Forbes 30 Under 30 оказался зашкваре... |
| May 29, 2023 | Илону Маску разрешили чипировать людей, а дефолт по госдолгу США откладывается | Все самые важные и интересные финансовые новости в России и мире за неделю: новый закон разрешает госорганам изымать загранпаспорта, ЦБ РФ надеется на «иранскую мечту», инвесторов в Яндекс поставят перед интересным выбором, а рейтинг Forbes... |
| May 26, 2023 | Utah restaurateurs wage food fight for abortion access | A coalition of Salt Lake City restaurants and food vendors is joining a food fight to support reproductive rights in conservative Utah.
What's happening: 25 food businesses will gather for an upcoming fundraiser, serving small plates, libat... |
| May 18, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: GoodLeaf Farms snags $78m, Prime Roots raises $30m, Miso Robotics gets new investment | This week, Prime Roots raised funding for its mycelium-based take on deli meats and GoodLeaf Farms raked in funding to expand across Canada. Elsewhere, restaurant-tech startup Incentivio scored new funding, a South African bank took a stake... |
| May 10, 2023 | The Tantalizing Transformation Of Food Startups Amidst A Plateful Of Challenges | Founder and CEO of OneStopKitchen, a YCombinator funded company. |
| May 8, 2023 | The buffet is back. Thank you, inflation. | All-you-can-eat buffets like Golden Corral are making a comeback after suffering early in the pandemic. Mary Meisenzahl/Insider
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| May 5, 2023 | Subway's US restaurant locations have hit their lowest level since 2005 as the company looks to sell – report | Subway reportedly has its lowest total number of stores open since 2005. Settawat Udom/Shutterstock
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Subway now has its lowest number of US restaurants since 2005, according to Restaurant Business.
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| May 3, 2023 | Darden buys Ruth’s Hospitality in USD 715 million deal | Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based Darden Restaurants and Ruth's Hospitality Group entered into a definitive merger agreement in which Darden will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Ruth's in an all-cash transaction valued at approximatel... |
| Apr 29, 2023 | You'll soon be able to see which restaurants jack up their prices on DoorDash | DoorDash is giving restaurants lower placement in its app if their prices for menu items are higher on the app than they are in-store. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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| Apr 29, 2023 | DoorDash to Boost Restaurants Offering In-Store Prices; Warns About Negative Effects of Excessive Pricing | Griffin Davis , Tech Times 29 April 2023, 01:04 pm
DoorDash said it would boost restaurants that are maintaining their prices to match their in-store food costs.
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| Apr 26, 2023 | A Philadelphia food-delivery driver hunting for big tips says he declines 75% of orders and hangs out in wealthy areas: 'I'm not doing this to gamble. I'm doing this to make money' | Jay, a DoorDash and Uber Eats driver, said he declined roughly 75% of the orders he received. Jay DoorDash
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Jay delivers food 10 hours a week for DoorDash and Uber Eats.
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| Apr 14, 2023 | Burger King is closing 27 more locations across the US. See the full list. | Burger King reported US same-store sales grew 5% at the end of 2022, but some franchisees are struggling. Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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| Apr 6, 2023 | McDonald's to close 10 US field offices and lay off hundreds of corporate employees, report says | McDonald's is closing 10 field offices and laying off hundreds of employees as part of a corporate reorganization. Joe Giddens/Getty Images
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| Mar 16, 2023 | No, 'Stranger Things' star Noah Schnapp didn't open his own restaurant. It's the latest 'virtual brand' offering from IHOP. | Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp is getting into the food business. His chicken concept, a collaboration with Nextbite, debuted at IHOP this week. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
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| Feb 22, 2023 | Red Lobster, Chicken of the Sea team up on frozen retail line as part of turnaround plan | As part of the seafood restaurant chain’s efforts to turn around lagging restaurant sales, Red Lobster is teaming up with Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods on a Red Lobster-branded frozen seafood line.
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| Feb 9, 2023 | The week in agrifoodtech: JOKR’s back with $50m, Plenty nabs $20m indoor ag grant, Mewery debuts microalgae meat | Despite ongoing setbacks for the instant grocery sector, JOKR returned to the headlines this week with new funding. Vertical farming startup Plenty was also in the news with a new grant for R&D. Czech startup Mewery put a new spin on th... |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Счастьеномика не за горами | Исследователи маркетингово-коммуникационной компании Wunderman Thompson полагают, что основной потребительской тенденцией текущего года станет стремление людей к позитивному опыту, отвлечению от стресса, который они пережили в предыдущие дв... |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Survive and Thriving in the New Normal: How Restaurants Do It? | Share
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| Jan 11, 2023 | Chuck E. Cheese still uses floppy disks in 2023, but not for long | Enlarge / Stewart Coonrod holds up an official 2023 Chuck E. Cheese floppy disk in a TikTok video. It contains dance moves for in-store animatronics.
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| Dec 30, 2022 | The pandemic didn't kill stores but they'll never be the same again | Mark Makela/Getty Images
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