Marketing-tech platform Slice names Jayant Mittal CFO
Ex-Amazon exec will help propel Slice into next stage of growth Slice, a marketing tech platform for pizzerias, has named Jayant Mittal chief financial officer. Mittal will help grow the […]
El Pollo Loco goes Air Loco for drone delivery
Partnership with Flytex brings drone delivery to random reward members El Pollo Loco began a drone delivery test of its fire-grilled chicken in the Southern California market. Executives note the […]
Robotics makes its way into the near future of restaurant operations
Food prep, cooking, delivery main areas of advances The future of robotics in the restaurant industry is becoming closer to a reality each day. With Nuro’s R2 robot having started […]
Restaurant365 acquires Compeat, a Serent portfolio company
Combined tech companies to serve 28,000 restaurants Restaurant365, a restaurant management platform, has acquired Compeat, a Serent Capital portfolio company offering a back-office suite with built-in workforce and business intelligence […]
Genghis Grill launches Stir Fry Chef virtual concept with Qu
Thirty-six dark-kitchen locations enabled with Qu’s KitchenUP Genghis Grill has launched virtual concept Stir Fry Chef in partnership with Qu. The order management solution from Qu facilitated the rollout of […]
All Day Kitchens expands to Chicago, raises $20M in Series B round
Virtual-kitchen venture sets sights on California, Texas expansion All Day Kitchens, a virtual kitchen company, has expanded to Chicago, penetrating a key market beyond the San Francisco Bay Area, while […]
Digital-first C3 expands to UAE, Middle East in partnership with Kitopi cloud kitchens
10 virtual concepts, including Krispy Rice, will come to life in 65 cloud kitchens Digital-first culinary platform C3 has partnered with Kitopi under licensing agreement to launch its virtual restaurants, […]
Domino’s launches autonomous delivery with Nuro’s R2 robot in Houston
Woodland Heights target of new AI-powered program Domino’s Pizza has partnered with autonomous delivery company Nuro, launching self-driving deliveries in Houston as part of a beta. Nuro blends robotics and […]
C3 partners with Lunchbox for new Citizens Go app for virtual-restaurant, food-hall ordering
Citizens Go connects customers with C3 network of restaurant concepts C3 (Creating Culinary Communities) and Lunchbox have launched a new app, Citizens Go, for ordering from the platform of 200 […]
Squarespace acquires Tock restaurant reservation + ordering system for $400M in cash, stock
Deal helps fully integrate Tock into website-building platform, validates increasing appetite for buying restaurant tech firms Website-building technology company Squarespace has acquired Tock, a reservation, order-taking and event management platform […]
Pizza Hut unveils Hut Lane order-ahead digital pickup windows
Drive-up option offers safety, convenience, speed, says pizza chain Pizza Hut has debuted The Hut Lane, a new order-ahead drive-up option. The Yum Brands pizza concept has activated 1,500 locations […]
