Food

The distinction between eating away from home (restaurants) and eating at home (groceries) is blurring as consumers use connected devices and apps integrated with payments, to move seamlessly between buying restaurant food to eat at home and groceries and prepared food at the grocery store or convenience stores to cook at home.

Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Cut Back on Online Restaurant Ordering
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Cut Back on Online Restaurant Ordering
August 04, 2022  |  Consumer Insights

As food prices rise, consumers who don’t have a financial safety net to fall back on are no longer springing for restaurant delivery and takeout...

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India’s WayCool Foods Raises $6.5M to Boost Technology
India’s WayCool Foods Raises $6.5M to Boost Technology
July 09, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Business-to-business (B2B) agri-commerce company WayCool Foods raised the equivalent of $6.5 million in debt funding to make technology-related expansions, according to multiple news reports. The...

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Today in Food Commerce: Toast Acquires Sling; Grocers Seek Direct Delivery Options
Today in Food Commerce: Toast Acquires Sling; Grocers Seek Direct Delivery Options
July 07, 2022  |  Commerce

Today in food commerce, restaurant technology company Toast acquires employee management solutions provider Sling, and supermarkets turn to white-label alternatives to third-party aggregators. Plus, Instacart...

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Restaurant Roundup: Red Robin Adds Digital Wallets, New Virtual Brand
Restaurant Roundup: Red Robin Adds Digital Wallets, New Virtual Brand
March 11, 2022  |  Restaurant Roundup

Red Robin is leveraging digital technologies to improve its payment acceptance capabilities, removing friction from the purchasing experience. Paul Murphy, CEO of the Greenwood Village,...

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Buffalo Market’s ‘Restaurant Bridge’ Initiative Supports Customers Amid Difficult Year
Buffalo Market’s ‘Restaurant Bridge’ Initiative Supports Customers Amid Difficult Year
March 30, 2021  |  Retail

With the restaurant industry hit hard by the events of the last year and small and midsize businesses (SMBs) disproportionately bearing the brunt of these...

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Campus Ghost Kitchens Cater To Students’ Changing Dining Habits
Campus Ghost Kitchens Cater To Students’ Changing Dining Habits
March 08, 2021  |  Delivery

The past year has seen a massive shift in habits across demographics. For many consumers, this meant tending toward grocery stores where previously they would...

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Tovala Disrupts The Meal-Kit Space With Connected Technology
Tovala Disrupts The Meal-Kit Space With Connected Technology
February 15, 2021  |  Innovation

There are plenty of meal solutions out there to make home dining more convenient — microwave meals, meal kit subscription services, ready-to-cook meals from restaurants....

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Curbside Creativity, Drive-Thru Delights Dominate Order-to-Eat
Curbside Creativity, Drive-Thru Delights Dominate Order-to-Eat
October 09, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

For those who operate restaurants or simply enjoy them, 2020 has been a nightmare. That’s why the always resourceful restaurant sector went all-in on mobile...

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Pizza Is The Food Of The Pandemic
Pizza Is The Food Of The Pandemic
July 27, 2020  |  Retail

Pizza sales – and pizza-chain hiring – are both going through the roof during the pandemic. First, No. 2 ranked-chain Domino’s (with 6,296 stores) said it was...

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