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Tech

Grubhub Shuts Down Eat24

6 years ago

This decision comes as no surprise. Unlike Seamless, Eat24 didn't have the same brand identity with its core customers. If there's no potential customer blowback, it makes more sense to convert those users over to Grubhub.

Chains

McDonald’s Delivery Business Is Booming

6 years ago

McDonald's is proving just how profitable delivery can be for restaurants in this space. For the chains that continue to hold back on delivery, it's their loss.

Chains

Chipotle’s Focus on In-Store Employees Pays Off in Guest Satisfaction

6 years ago

Chipotle's digital initiatives get a lot of play for their potential impact during the much-needed turnaround for the brand, but turns out real satisfaction comes from properly trained, hospitable in-store employees.

Strategy

ThinkFoodGroup CEO Details What’s Next for The Bazaar by José Andrés

6 years ago

When Andrés cemented the Bazaar partnership with SBE nine years ago, it was a big brand-building opportunity for ThinkFoodGroup. Now, everybody wants to be associated with Andrés, and the company no longer has to keep turning Bazaar expansion opportunities down.

Operations

Beyond Custom Cocktails, Bars and Restaurants Turn to Proprietary Liquor

6 years ago

Restaurants and bars embrace private-label spirits not as a mere flash-in-the-pan gimmick, but as a thoughtful, passionate avenue to heightening the guest experience.

Tech

Grubhub Buys LevelUp for $390 Million

6 years ago

How soon until Grubhub users start earning loyalty points per delivery order placed?

Chains

The Cost of Remodeling a Fast-Fine Concept

6 years ago

It's hard to go a week without hearing of a restaurant that has newly embraced some type of fast-casual, fast-fine, fine-casual model. Here, we look at the costs associated with actually making that leap through the lens of a regional Southern sandwich chain.

People

Remembering Jonathan Gold: The View From Los Angeles

6 years ago

Los Angeles-based freelance writer and Skift Table contributor Lesley Balla has made a career of covering her city's changing restaurant scene, giving her a particularly thoughtful vantage point from which to reflect on what Jonathan Gold's death means for us all.

Tech

Upserve Buys SimpleOrder to Build Inventory Management Into Its POS

6 years ago

Upserve's acquisition and subsequent implementation of SimpleOrder technology speaks to a larger trend: point of sale companies will continue to acquire smaller, niche technical operations in order to build out their products.

Tech

Yelp Adds Health Code Ratings to Restaurant Pages Nationwide

6 years ago

Consumers will benefit from easily accessible restaurant health data, as long as the information is always correct and up-to-date.

Tech

Skift Table’s Top Restaurant Tech Startups to Watch 2018

6 years ago

Our inaugural list of top tech startups in 2018 contains best-of-breed examples from the kitchen to the host stand and beyond. Restaurant tech is a complicated and fast-growing landscape full of well-intentioned ideas, but success today and beyond lies in the execution of those ideas in a human-powered industry.

Tech

Startup Rates Now Available for Skift Restaurants Forum 2018

6 years ago

Apply now for your shot at the lowest prices for Skift Restaurants Forum.

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