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Today in Food Commerce: Gopuff Launches Pizza Brand; Instacart Gears up for IPO
Today in Food Commerce: Gopuff Launches Pizza Brand; Instacart Gears up for IPO
May 12, 2022  |  Commerce

Today in food commerce, Instacart confidentially files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO), while Gopuff announces its first...

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Today in Data: Restaurants Push Pickup Ordering in Tight Labor Market
Today in Data: Restaurants Push Pickup Ordering in Tight Labor Market
May 09, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, restaurants try to promote pickup ordering as new federal jobs numbers show a tight labor market. Data $6B: Yum Brands’ digital sales...

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Restaurant Brands Offer Predictive Customization to Engage Loyalty Members
Restaurant Brands Offer Predictive Customization to Engage Loyalty Members
May 05, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As more and more restaurant brands debut rewards programs or update their existing ones with next-generation features, the race to secure consumers’ loyalty is becoming...

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Leading Mobile Order-Ahead Apps Hold Onto Their Crown in This Month’s Provider Ranking
Leading Mobile Order-Ahead Apps Hold Onto Their Crown in This Month’s Provider Ranking
May 05, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

The top three restaurant ordering apps are once again sharing the gold medal in this month’s edition of the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead Apps....

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Leading QSRs Are Unable to Meet Dining Demand
Leading QSRs Are Unable to Meet Dining Demand
May 05, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants’ labor difficulties continue with no end in sight, many brands are having trouble meeting consumer demand. In a time when restaurants could be...

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Today in Food Commerce: Instacart Reaches 90% of Canada; Yum Brands Expands ‘Quick Pick-Up’ Program
Today in Food Commerce: Instacart Reaches 90% of Canada; Yum Brands Expands ‘Quick Pick-Up’ Program
May 04, 2022  |  Commerce

Today in food commerce, Instacart expands its reach in the Great White North, and KFC parent Yum Brands leverages pickup shelves to boost off-premise efficiency....

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Chili’s Parent Brinker International Turns Tech Focus From Front-of-House to Back
Chili’s Parent Brinker International Turns Tech Focus From Front-of-House to Back
May 04, 2022  |  Earnings

In the early stages of the pandemic, restaurants’ technology efforts were focused on consumer-facing initiatives, building out digital ordering platforms and channels to remove friction...

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Yum Brands Leans on ‘Quick Pick-Up’ to Weather Delivery, Drive-Thru Labor Challenges
Yum Brands Leans on ‘Quick Pick-Up’ to Weather Delivery, Drive-Thru Labor Challenges
May 04, 2022  |  Earnings

As restaurants’ labor challenges lead to longer wait times at the drive-thru, and as driver shortages put pressure on the delivery channel, many brands are...

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Restaurants Continue Automating Amid Staff Shortages, Demanding Consumers 
Restaurants Continue Automating Amid Staff Shortages, Demanding Consumers 
May 03, 2022  |  ResTech

The pandemic was a boom time for some restaurants, with a 200% increase in the early months of the worldwide health crisis. Even now as...

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