Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, ChowNow aims to be restaurants’ one-stop-shop for omnichannel digital ordering, while Jamba opens its second robotic location. Plus, digitally savvy restaurants struggle to move forward, bogged down by the pen-and-paper systems used by other businesses across the supply...
Restaurant operators are fed up with managing their disparate mess of digital solutions, and tech providers are noting the opportunity. On Tuesday (Oct. 5), online ordering platform ChowNow announced a new product, its “Order Better Network,” which quickly makes restaurants’ menus available across an expansive...
The pandemic devastated the restaurant industry this year, with independent eateries especially taking a hit from the surge in digital fraud — mainly the testing of stolen credit cards on mobile food ordering apps. In the December Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker, PYMNTS spoke with Eric Jaffe,...
More than 100,000 eateries — or about one in six restaurants nationwide — have closed due to the pandemic, according to National Restaurant Association estimates. The industry as a whole lost $165 billion in revenue between March and July, and it is on track to lose...
December 16, 2020
More than 100,000 eateries — or about one in six restaurants nationwide — have closed due to the pandemic, according to National Restaurant Association estimates. The industry as a whole lost $165 billion in revenue between March and July, and it is on track to lose $240 billion by 2021 — with the decline expected to […]
October 24, 2019
Everything comes with a price — and that applies to the digital world as well. Consumers are waking up to the fact that all those free online and mobile services...
August 30, 2023
SoundHound AI, Inc., a leader in voice artificial intelligence, has joined forces with ChowNow, an online ordering and marketing platform for independent restaurants. This strategic partnership, announced Tuesday (Aug. 29), aims to revolutionize how restaurants handle inbound customer calls by introducing SoundHound’s Smart Answering service. With the integration of SoundHound’s Smart Answering service, restaurants using ChowNow will now […]
May 08, 2019
ChowNow, the online ordering platform for local restaurants, announced Wednesday (May 8) it has raised $21 million in venture funding. In a press release, the Los Angeles, California startup said...
October 25, 2017
ChowNow earned $20 million in venture funding during a series B round, TechCrunch reported. Total funding for the online food delivery service now stands at about $40 million. The round...
October 16, 2017
Facebook has officially announced a new feature allowing its U.S. users to order food from local restaurants through the Facebook app. According to TechCrunch, the social media giant has decided...
