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 […]
Chipotle invests in autonomous delivery company Nuro’s Series C round
Nuro’s occupantless vehicles leverage robotics, AI technology Chipotle Mexican Grill has invested in Nuro, an autonomous delivery company leveraging robotics and AI technology. The Mexican-style fast casual backed Nuro’s Series […]
Yum Brands acquires Tictuk Technologies in all-cash transaction
Second technology acquisition in March to propel omnichannel ordering, engagement Yum Brands has acquired Tictuk Technologies, an omnichannel ordering and marketing platform company in Israel, in an all-cash deal. The […]
Deval Patrick begins serving on Toast Board of Directors
New board member adds perspective on racial disparities, business strategies Deval Patrick joined the Toast Board of Directors. Patrick serves as a senior advisor at Bain Capital. He is also […]
Yum Brands agrees to acquire AI marketing analytics business of Kvantum
Parent of Taco Bell to combine methodologies of Kvantum with that of previously-acquired Collider Lab Yum Brands, the parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill, […]
Digital-ordering solutions company Olo files for IPO
$100M IPO a barometer of digital marketplace for restaurants Olo, a technology company that provides order integration and fulfillment technology to restaurants, has filed for an initial public offering valued […]
Butler Hospitality readies expansion to West Coast, Atlanta, Boston
Denver, DC Suburbs, Philadelphia also targets Butler Hospitality, an enterprise that establishes ghost kitchens inside underutilized hotel restaurants, will expand to new markets from coast to coast, according to a […]
Burger King tests BK Royal Perks rewards program
Loyalty platform to test in five markets during 2021 Burger King launched a test of its upcoming rewards program, Royal Perks. The beta will test in Los Angeles, Long Island, […]
Kitchen United brings multi-restaurant ordering MIX platform to Westfield Valley Fair
Through MIX and logistics technology, shopping center to speed orders to delivery drivers, customer pickup lockers Kitchen United is bringing its MIX ordering capabilities to the Westfield Valley Fair shopping […]
