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The new-to-me org that's changing restaurants

MORE, a new coalition of heavy-hitting industry organizations, is working to harness a collective effort to support the future of restaurant work.

Apr 30 •

Cooking oil is political now

+ a potential DoorDash acquisition in Europe, a federal lawsuit against Uber, Toast lands Applebee’s, and more news

Apr 29 •

DoorDash responds to Uber’s lawsuit

A brief and fully layperson summary of DoorDash’s legal clapback

Apr 25 •

Seamless revives the dollar slice in New York

That’s one way to encourage app downloads!

Apr 23 •

DoorDash delivery bots land in LA

The third-party delivery company will make some deliveries via those cute Coco sidewalk robots roving Los Angeles streets. (They're in Chicago, too!)

Apr 21 •

Welcome back, QR!

The newest SF location of the Flour+Water pizza empire is going big — like really big — on the divisive technology.

Apr 14 •

Recommended reading: Chaos edition

The on-again, off-again tariffs are perhaps working as leaders intended, but the real-life effects of the associated uncertainty touch us all.

Apr 11 •

Blackbird's big loyalty play, revealed

The brand-new Blackbird Club grants special access to diners who show up and the employees who serve them.

Apr 8 •

What does fast food want with Nvidia?

Taco Bell’s parent company claims an industry first in a deal with the AI chip-designing powerhouse.

Apr 4 •

DoorDash gets Domino’s

This announcement has me nostalgic for the days of competitive exclusivity.

Apr 2 •

OpenTable and Uber partner

Reading between the lines of a deal involving the company that runs restaurant reservations and the ride-hailing app that wants to take you there

Apr 1 •

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Restaurant technology and the big ideas shaping the future of hospitality

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