American Express, Resy want Americans to Order In, Help Out

February 1, 2021

American Express and Resy have launched a Order In, Help Out campaign to rally consumers, and the restaurant industry, to support U.S independent restaurants…

Muscle Maker expands on its brands

January 29, 2021

Muscle Maker Inc. — the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill, Healthy Joe's and MMG Burger Bar — has added Burger Joe's to its non-traditional portfolio. The…

Chipotle testing carside pickup in California

January 28, 2021

Chipotle fans in California are the test bed for a carside pickup pilot test happening at 29 restaurants.

Former Bareburger CMO launches NotGrubhub

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

January 27, 2021

Former NYC restaurant operators have launched a website to drive guests to restaurants only offering first-party ordering.

Digital ordering, drive-thru and carry-out help drive growth for restaurant industry

January 27, 2021

Throughout 2020, U.S. restaurants demonstrated resiliency against a variety of issues and rose from a 35% traffic decline in April to a 11% visit decrease in…

Virtual restaurant start-up lands $7M in funding

January 27, 2021

Mealco, a NYC-based start-up allowing chefs and restaurants to create virtual restaurant concepts, has landed $7 million in seed funding to upgrade its…

2020's most-downloaded foodservice apps revealed

January 11, 2021

UberEats, McDonald's and DoorDash were the the top 3 most-downloaded apps in the food and beverage category in 2020, according to Apptopia, a firm that tracks…

Six technology trends to help restaurants rebound in 2021

As this era of unpredictability ensues, the ways in which restaurants work to overcome the pandemic continues to evolve, too. Here are six technology trends…

Restaurants, third-party delivery companies agree on public policy principles

Restaurant leaders and third-party delivery providers have released their first public policy guidelines around principles for restaurant delivery provision in…

Otto’s Tacos pivots to off-premise only model

December 14, 2020

As the pandemic continues, Otto's Tacos, based in New York, has pivoted into off-premise, digital-only sales — vacating its four brick-and-mortar locations…

Jimmy John's rolls out DoorDash Self-Delivery

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

December 2, 2020

Atlanta-based Jimmy John's is the first chain to test DoorDash's latest product offering, Self-Delivery, which allows restaurants to list their stores on the…

Uber wraps up Postmates acquisition

December 1, 2020

Uber Technologies Inc. has completed the acquisition of Postmates Inc. in an all-stock transaction, and the companies have started integrating U.S. operations…

Doordash launches IPO

November 30, 2020

DoorDash Inc. has launched the roadshow for the initial public offering 33,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock. The initial public offering price is…

Smokey Bones' 'winged' brand takes flight

November 17, 2020

One of the two ghost kitchen concepts that casual dining barbecue brand — Smokey Bones — first launched late last year — The Wing Experience — is soaring in…

Freebirds launches on-demand delivery

November 17, 2020

Freebirds World Burrito, a Texas-based Mexican restaurant concept, is offering on-demand delivery via a partnership with fellow Texas-based company, Favor…

DoorDash files for IPO

November 13, 2020

DoorDash is ready to go public, officially filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its Class…

DoorDash launches $200M Main Street Strong initiative

November 13, 2020

DoorDash is launching a five-year, $200 million Main Street Strong pledge designed to empower local communities. The company said, in a news release that it…

Revel helping brands bypass third-party delivery systems

November 10, 2020

POS and business management provider, Revel Systems, has launched a restaurant delivery management platform that allows brands to bypass third-party delivery…

Aloha Poke exploring the world of ghosts

November 4, 2020

Chicago-based Aloha Poke will rely on ghost kitchens to introduce the brand to urban markets. The markets under consideration for Aloha Poke's first location…

[Fast Casual Executive Summit 2020] Where Do You Stand in the ‘New Era’ of Third-Party Delivery

This webinar will not only discuss who the key players are in delivery and the recent changes but will also teach attendees how to take advantage of…

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