As robotics catch on throughout the restaurant industry, consumers are worried about losing the personal experience they look for in a restaurant. By the Numbers PYMNTS’ exclusive report, “Connected Dining: The Robot Will Take Your Order Now,” drew from a survey of nearly 2,000 U.S....
As efficiency-seeking restaurants test out automated technologies, Jamba is seeing its robotic kiosks prove promising. In an interview with PYMNTS, Geoff Henry, president of the chain known for its smoothies and juices, among other items, spoke to the progress of the brand’s partnership with autonomous...
Today in food commerce, DoorDash gets into on-premises dining with a new food hall, and Just Eat Takeaway.com takes a hit. Plus, Covahne Michaels, vice president of marketing at food service robotics company Blendid, talks hacking it in restaurant automation. DoorDash Kitchens Opens Dine-in Food...
Restaurants continue to face a challenging labor environment with no clear end in sight. Rising wages can be difficult for many eateries to afford, especially when combined with soaring inflation putting additional pressure on the industry’s already notoriously narrow margins. As such, demand is rising...
December 02, 2020
Blendid, which makes a robotic kiosk that makes smoothies, and Jamba are opening their inaugural co-branded location, Jamba by Blendid, at a West Coast Walmart on Wednesday (Dec. 2), according to an announcement. The first Jamba by Blendid kiosk is inside of a Dixon, California Walmart and will be open every day between the hours […]
