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Richtech to Operate ‘Robot-Powered Restaurants’ at 20 More Walmart Locations

October 20, 2024
DoorDash Unveils Business Management Platform for Restaurants, Retailers
Delivery // October 01, 2024

To empower local businesses, DoorDash has unveiled a suite of tools designed to help merchants. With the launch of the DoorDash Commerce Platform, the company aims to revolutionize how restaurants and retailers connect with customers, offering features like customizable mobile apps and an enhanced Business...

Amex: Restaurant Sector Digital Payment Innovation Helps Meet Diner Demands
Restaurant innovation // September 25, 2024

The restaurant industry is undergoing a digital transformation. While the evolution is being driven by a growing demand by customers for seamless, efficient and personalized experiences, innovations in payment technologies are at the transformation’s center — and will define its future. “Today’s diners want a...

Blackbird Labs Debuts Check-Settlement Platform for Restaurants
Restaurant innovation // July 30, 2024

Hospitality tech firm Blackbird Labs has launched a new payments product for restaurants. “Powered by Blackbird’s new blockchain, the Blackbird Flynet, Blackbird Pay gives restaurants a fresh way to address the ever growing problem of shrinking margins and eroding cash reserves by providing them with...

Square Teams With US Foods as Restaurants Face Digital Opportunities
Partnerships // July 25, 2024

Square has launched a partnership with foodservice distributor US Foods. “For over a decade, hundreds of thousands of food and beverage businesses have relied on Square to power their operations,” the companies said in a news release Thursday (July 25). “As the foodservice industry evolves...

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Amex: Restaurant Sector Digital Payment Innovation Helps Meet Diner Demands

September 25, 2024
The restaurant industry is undergoing a digital transformation. While the evolution is being driven by a growing demand by customers for seamless, efficient and personalized experiences, innovations in payment technologies are at the transformation’s center — and will define its future. “Today’s diners want a seamless experience that’s quick and super easy. This includes digital […]

College Students Want More From The Dining Hall Than Food

September 01, 2023
As students return to college and university campuses for their fall semesters, PYMNTS research reveals that today’s young consumers demand more options than just traditional dining halls and convenience stores. ...

Restaurants Leverage Hospitality Experience as ‘Dark Kitchen’ Trend Grows

November 15, 2022
It was once a challenge for restaurants to take ownership of their online presence, putting many at the mercy of third-party aggregators or having to foot hefty bills for ads...

Restaurants Seek Single Platform to Manage Digital Experience

November 14, 2022
Think back to 2020 and 2021, when restaurant delivery was suddenly the pantry, kitchen and server to millions of Americans locked down at home. Operators fast-tracked solutions like the decision...

Quick Reads
Richtech to Operate ‘Robot-Powered Restaurants’ at 20 More Walmart Locations

October 20, 2024
Richtech Robotics plans to use its robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) cloud technology to run 20 more Walmart-located restaurants in Arizona, Colorado and Texas. The provider of AI-driven service robots has signed a binding letter of intent with Ghost Kitchens America in which the companies will enter into a franchise agreement and Richtech will acquire […]

DoorDash Unveils Business Management Platform for Restaurants, Retailers

October 01, 2024
To empower local businesses, DoorDash has unveiled a suite of tools designed to help merchants. With the launch of the DoorDash Commerce Platform, the company aims to revolutionize how restaurants...

Blackbird Labs Debuts Check-Settlement Platform for Restaurants

July 30, 2024
Hospitality tech firm Blackbird Labs has launched a new payments product for restaurants. “Powered by Blackbird’s new blockchain, the Blackbird Flynet, Blackbird Pay gives restaurants a fresh way to address...

Square Teams With US Foods as Restaurants Face Digital Opportunities

July 25, 2024
Square has launched a partnership with foodservice distributor US Foods. “For over a decade, hundreds of thousands of food and beverage businesses have relied on Square to power their operations,”...