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Food

Shipping Container Aeroponic Farming Is Good (for) Business

6 years ago

While it’ll likely take a few years to catch on, shipping container aeroponic farming could be coming to a restaurant near you.

Chains

Subway Can’t Get Enought People to Eat Its Breakfast

6 years ago

Lately, if the headline contains "Subway" it's about falling short. We're eager to see what new executive leadership can make of the once-dominant sandwich chain.

Food

Portugal’s Best Chefs Can Finally Be Found in Portugal

6 years ago

In past years an influx of tourists would mean restaurants pandered to the worst common denominator. It's good news now that in many markets visitors want something local — and they're willing to pay for it.

Tech

Food Delivery Services Can’t Find Enough Drivers to Meet Demand

6 years ago

Drivers are a key metric of growth for third-party delivery services, so this is a huge problem for Grubhub and its competition in the space. Consolidation could be in the future for the services that can't figure out how to handle issues like driver hiring and retention while relentlessly chasing scale.

Marketing

Nice Viral Restaurant Hit, Now Where’s the Money?

6 years ago

Instagram-powered visual marketing seems to be a necessary tool for food businesses. However, the lack of exact metrics and instruments to gauge its ROI makes it a trickier undertaking than it looks on camera.

Tech

Uber Eats Boss: All We Think About Is the Customer

6 years ago

Using data to drive personalized customer interactions means everything in Uber Eats' approach to growth. If the delivery service has its way, it'll be able to predict what you want to eat before you can even finish asking the question.

Chains

McDonald’s Makes Its Executive Cuts Official

6 years ago

McDonald's should be careful not to sack too many execs outside of its headquarters. It needs people who understand what franchisees need. It doesn't want to be another Subway after all.

Tech

Chinese Restaurant Review and Delivery Platform Meituan Plans $6 Billion IPO

6 years ago

Meituan offers a lot more to consumers than what Yelp or Grubhub can do at this point, but you can bet that U.S. competitors in this space are watching that valuation closely.

Food

3 Ways Costa Rican Fine Dining Is Getting More Local

6 years ago

The fine dining industry is slowly transforming diners' consciousness and relationships with local producers -- an evolution that has the potential to shift local economies in a powerful way if done well.

Operations

Dave & Buster’s Has Better Revenue and a New CEO, Too

6 years ago

When your offerings include skee-ball as well as food, it's best to keep things simple. A streamlined menu is the better way to go.

Marketing

World’s 50 Best Has a List of London Favorites Before Big Global Reveal

6 years ago

We are impressed by how World's 50 Best uses partnerships and deals to roll out multiple lists of winners around the world both leading up to and after its big annual reveal.

Food

More Sushi and More Condos Are Key to Nobu’s Ambitious $1 Billion Revenue Goal

6 years ago

The real estate-first approach to luxury hotel development has been pursued already by Four Seasons, among others. Nobu's edge is as it has always been: It's stellar menu, quality ingredients, and hospitality.

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