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Postmates delivers free lunches inspired by Amazon's 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'
The delivery tie-in aims to showcase Postmates' delivery services in a competitive market by highlighting cuisine from the hit show.
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SponsoredSpecificity sells beef
New study shows value of sponsoring detailed keywords in boosting meat purchases
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Domino's to test driverless pizza delivery in Houston
The chain's pilot with autonomous robotics company Nuro could spark a new iteration of the delivery race, and save human couriers time during busy periods.
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Q&AWhy B.GOOD's foray into ghost kitchens is just a taste of its digital strategy
CEO Chris Fuqua shares how the restaurant is transforming its technology to include a loyalty program and app to help drive off-premise and dine-in sales.
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TGI Fridays picks up Uber tab for guests in pilot
The deal is part of the chain's partnership with Uber Vouchers, a program launched in April and designed to drive more foot traffic to stores.
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86% of delivery app users stop engaging within 2 weeks
A constant stream of new apps and the hunt for the cheapest and quickest service are making user loyalty hard to achieve, according to research from marketing platform CleverTap.
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Amazon Restaurants is dead, but the e-tailer is still hungry for food delivery
Now that the company has yielded its slice of the market to DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub, analysts expect Amazon to buy its way back into the game.
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Whataburger sells majority stake to private equity firm
The family-owned burger chain, which is reportedly worth more than $6 billion, has sold a majority stake to BDT Capital while the Dobson family will retain minority ownership.
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Welcome to Good Burger: Nickelodeon pops up restaurant to promote 'All That' return
To promote the revival of the millennial favorite, the kids network teamed with the makers of the popular "Saved by the Bell" pop-up.
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Church's Chicken reportedly on the market for $350M
The chicken chain joins the likes of Perkins & Marie Callender's, Del Frisco's and Whataburger, all of which are reportedly exploring or finalizing a sale.
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ColumnShift Change: Inspire Brands adds 2 to C-suite, McAlister's Deli hires CMO
This week's Shift Change highlights executive changes at Inspire Brands, sweetgreen, McAlister's Deli, Wahlburgers and more.
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McDonald's is the most popular fast food chain, survey says
The chain beat out major competitors like Wendy's and Burger King in a UBS survey that found that consumers prefer the company's value and promotions.
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Burger King flips Whoppers 'upside down' for 'Stranger Things' tie-in
In advance of the third season of the hit Netflix series, Burger King is partnering with Coca-Cola and DoorDash for giveaways and exclusive content.
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Dems urge McDonald's to enforce franchise sexual harassment policies
Lawmakers called the chain's working conditions "unsafe and intolerable" and said its alleged pervasive pattern of harassment must end.
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Uber Eats drone delivery nears liftoff in San Diego
Restaurants participating in the pilot expected to begin this summer will place an order on a drone, which will then fly the food to a courier who will complete the last leg to a customer's door.
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Digital restaurant orders growing at a double-digit clip
An NPD Group report showed that orders made by app, text or online increased 23% over the past four years and now represent 3.1 billion visits and $26.8 billion in sales.
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Subway giving franchisees $10K remodel grants
The sandwich chain's new grant program will cover about 25% of the cost of its new Fresh Forward design updates for franchisees.
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Amazon Restaurants to close US operations
The online retailer is leaving the competitive restaurant delivery segment after only four years.
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Sweetgreen buys meal delivery company in first-ever acquisition
The deal with Washington, D.C.-based Galley Foods will give the salad chain access to new logistics technology, production capacity and "unparalleled insight into delivery," sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman said.
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Starbucks considering virtual kitchens in US
After testing ghost kitchens in China as part of its delivery program, the chain could bring the model to U.S. metro areas, says CFO Patrick Grismer.
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KFC's exclusive Mtn Dew flavor aspires to cult success of Baja Blast
The fried chicken purveyor takes a page from Taco Bell's playbook with the debut of the peach and honey-tinged Sweet Lightning.
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Starbucks, Dunkin' further sustainable cup initiatives
Starbucks will test a reusable cup program in London's Gatwick Airport while Dunkin' says it's on track to eliminate foam packaging by the end of the year.
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Perkins & Marie Callender's considers sale, bankruptcy
The casual dining firm joins a litany of full-service brands, including P.F. Chang's and Sullivan's Steakhouse, that have undergone sales in recent months.
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Before the Butcher CEO: 'We are one of the next big players out there'
As plant-based meat heats up, it doesn't get hotter than this startup founded by a Beyond Meat alumnus, which announced a large-scale retail launch and its acquisition by the owners of Jensen Meat all in one week.
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Pret A Manger announces US airport expansion
The fresh food chain will open airport locations in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Charlotte as rival restaurants and third-party delivery platforms eye opportunities in air travel.
