Online / Mobile / Social News & Media

Best practices for integrating carryout

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

By envisioning the carryout business as a component of an emerging, integrated digital ecosystem, restaurant decision makers can allocate resources in a way…

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Starbucks named first launch partner for Bakkt consumer crypto rollout in 2020

October 29, 2019

Bakkt Trust Co., a digital asset company that uses bitcoin, announced that Starbucks will be the first launch partner for a consumer app that it plans to debut…

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Apple Pay surpasses Starbucks as top mobile payment app in US

October 24, 2019

Apple Pay has overtaken the Starbucks mobile app to become the top mobile payment app in the U.S., and marking the first time a generic mobile payment app has…

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Tocaya Organica enters exclusive delivery partnership with Postmates in LA

October 23, 2019

Tocaya Organica announced an agreement with Postmates to become its exclusive on demand delivery partner in Los Angeles.

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Noble partners with Epson to streamline in-venue mobile food, drink orders

October 17, 2019

Noble, an on-premise experience platform that streamlines food and beverage operations for venues, has adopted the Epson TM-m30 and TM-T20II POS receipt…

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Wahlburgers launches mobile ordering app with exclusive member benefits

October 15, 2019

Wahlburgers, the casual burger and bar restaurant founded by brothers Mark, Donnie and Chef Paul Wahlberg, are launching a mobile app that allows online…

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Order ahead app Ritual launches in Germany, Hong Kong, Netherlands

October 14, 2019

Toronto's Ritual, an on-demand food pickup service, has expanded its international footprint by launching its mobile app in Germany, Hong Kong and the…

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DoorDash launches first shared kitchen with Halal Guys, others in Redwood City

October 14, 2019

DoorDash, one of the nation’s largest online food delivery services, said it is launching its first shared commissary, called DoorDash Kitchens, in Redwood…

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Grubhub, Just Salad launch virtual restaurant

October 10, 2019

Just Salad, a NYC-based fast casual concept has partnered with Grubhub, to launch a virtual restaurant. Health Tribe, the digital-only concept, features a…

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Grubhub using partnerships, acquisitions to take on mobile food delivery rivals

October 9, 2019

Grubhub, which continues to trail rival DoorDash in terms of market share, has been relying on partnerships to boost its mobile food delivery business…

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'How Chipotle Turned Free Burritos into Lasting Customer Relationships' focus of Oct 24 free webinar

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Basketball and burritos are a pretty unbeatable mix. But when that duo is also paired with digital engagement as Chipotle did last spring, it is even more…

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NCR launches subscription version of Aloha POS for restaurants

October 3, 2019

NCR Corp. announced the launch of NCR Aloha Essentials, a subscription version of its core NCR Aloha point-of-sale technology for restaurants.

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Uber Eats to screen for food allergies, end automatic utensils and straws

September 27, 2019

Uber Eats is launching an initiative to make the food delivery business healthier and more sustainable, announcing that it will add allergy-friendly filters to…

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DoorDash data breach affects 4.9M merchants, consumers, drivers

September 27, 2019

DoorDash said Thursday that earlier this month it determined that on May 4 an unnamed "third-party service provider" had gotten its hands on customers…

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Great Harvest moves loyalty to Paytronix, launches mobile ordering and limited delivery

September 26, 2019

Paytronix Systems Inc. said that the Great Harvest Bread Co. has moved its loyalty program to the Paytronix platform, moving away from its traditional bread…

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New York Yankees partner with Postmates for mobile ordering in-stadium

September 17, 2019

The New York Yankees announced a deal to offer Postmates to allow fans to order food and drinks from their seats and pick them up at designated Postmates…

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Yogurtland partners with Doordash on frozen yogurt, ice cream delivery

September 17, 2019

Yogurtland announced a partnership with Doordash to offer on-demand mobile delivery to customers of the frozen yogurt and ice cream chain across the U.S.

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Noodles & Co. teams with Even.com on financial wellness benefits

September 16, 2019

Noodles & Co., a Colorado-based chain of more than 450 restaurants, announced an agreement with Even.com, to provide a suite of financial wellness tools…

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Qu introduces new POS platform

September 10, 2019

Restaurant POS company, Qu, has launched a new data-centric platform that it said in a news release remedies the fragmented ordering, production and brand…

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Grubhub launches Perks to boost loyalty for major brands

September 5, 2019

Grubhub has launched Perks, an in-app feature that will provide hundreds of millions of dollars in free food to loyal customers.

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