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Send us Fan Mail Vertiports, Rest Tech Layoffs and Amazon back in the Restaurant Game? ll these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology and off premise food in our round up of the last week’s hot news stories - subscribe today to the Monday Minute and register at www.learn.delivery for more bonus content. Articles mentioned in the video: 1. Layof...

Send us Fan Mail 30-minute free online ordering, QR Code Menus' future, and a restaurant lowering their prices? All these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology and off premise food in our round up of the last week’s hot news stories - subscribe today to the Monday Minute and register at www.learn.delivery for more bonus content. Don't...

Send us Fan Mail Panera's digital-only restaurant, Underground delivery, and is sous vide the answer to virtual brand success. All these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology and off premise food in our round up of the last week’s hot news stories - subscribe today to the Monday Minute and register at www.learn.delivery for more bonus cont...

Send us Fan Mail Doordash data on 1PD adoption, what drives customers mad about delivery and a virtual brand marketplace. All these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology and off premise food in our round up of the last week’s hot news stories - subscribe today to the Monday Minute and register at www.learn.delivery for more bonus content. Artic...

Send us Fan Mail Why 41% of independent restaurants are using virtual brands, False Bananas and food supply challenges, Toast trends and Wow Bao's Bao Bucks. All these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology and off premise food in our round up of the last week’s hot news stories - subscribe today to the Monday Minute and register at www.lea...

Send us Fan Mail Chipotle, Chick Fil-A, and Panera sees 60-70% orders through their direct channel, DoorDash released their Q1 results, Nextbite releases financial consolidation support, Reef lays off 5% of their workforce, and Sweetgreen released their Q1 results and what you can learn from them. All these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology...

Send us Fan Mail Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories. Articles mentioned: Chipotle VC fund up and running https://bit.ly/3rMwaTc How are consumer's reacting to higher prices? https://bit.ly/3k9kBBo Will Just Eat sell GrubHub  a year on from its acquisition? https://bit.ly/3K...

Send us Fan Mail Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories. Articles mentioned: Thanx acquire Zero Store Front https://bit.ly/3rebSlB Sodexo on Monday announced three off-premise initiatives targeted at college campuses.  https://bit.ly/38FrQ1E Investments in Food Tech continue https:/...

Send us Fan Mail Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories. Articles mentioned: Dine Brands very positive towards Virtual Brands. https://cnb.cx/3Dfb6cT Zomato and 10 min delivery https://bit.ly/3qGIeF9 Dangerous levels of PFAS in to-go packaging? https://bit.ly/3uveRqt Applebees and S...

Send us Fan Mail Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories. Articles mentioned: BUYK & Fridge No More SHUT DOWN https://cnn.it/3tSNxlQ Congress has dashed any chance of the RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION FUND restarting. https://bit.ly/3IfHKfm GAS PRICE AFFECTING GIG DRIVERS https://bit...

Send us Fan Mail Articles mentioned: Olo in the news with their Q4 results. What's the thinking behind the Omnivore acquisition and Olo Pay? https://bit.ly/3C0wUrR Menu innovation coming from influencers. Do restaurants need an innovation team anymore? https://bit.ly/3vnSJR2 BlackBox released some information regarding January traffic slowing. Do inflationary pressures indicate this will beco...

Send us Fan Mail Articles mentioned: Mondelez released some fascinating stats on the state of snacking: https://bit.ly/3gEsLjy DoorDash the bank? https://bit.ly/3Bf382e Technology acquisitions at the heart of some of Yum's Q4 results: https://bit.ly/3uPawQH Convenience driving buyers towards online grocery occasions, not COVID. https://bit.ly/3sUvwmL McDonalds and Panera file trademark NFT&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories. Articles mentioned in the video: Why does no-one talk about Google in the Restaurant ordering space? https://bit.ly/3HpcCdz https://bit.ly/3gozHB4 QU Survey Results: https://bit.ly/3gof6gf DoorDash Double Dash story is an inte...

Send us Fan Mail Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories. Articles mentioned: Is TikTok Kitchens over before it even began?  + McDonald’s campaign promotes customer menu hacks: https://bit.ly/34liTrS https://bit.ly/3AG7Gyv Stephan Soroka put a report out about the state of labor and...

Send us Fan Mail Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories. Articles mentioned: Go Puff Proprietary Line: https://bit.ly/3AvNRtG Smaller modular buildings for Cluster truck as they try a new means to scale: https://bit.ly/3Kz5Ioc 2022 sales excluding inflation showing an uneven recover...

Send us Fan Mail Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories. Articles mentioned: Starbucks video in the WSJ shared some interesting stats. https://on.wsj.com/3FqSdDe TGI Friday's launches Fridays on the Fly and Reef partnering with Denny's.  Why are they altering their market...

Send us Fan Mail Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories. Articles mentioned: Half of US consumers now using meal delivery says Bloomberg’s Second Measure Dispatch Goods received $3.7m in funding this week and they’re a packaging company with a difference. Sweetgreen are helping us g...

Send us Fan Mail In our final Monday Minute podcast of the year, Meredith and Carl discussed their forecast for 2022 based on their readings from a plethora of industry insiders and executives shaping the change ahead. Here’s their take on the changes that affect the key 10 stakeholder groups within the industry.  Article References: Restaurant Industry Outlook For 2022: Five Trends To Watch 7 Res...