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Are the machines hospitable yet?
Square’s new talking kiosk comes close.
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Is big delivery in trouble?
The disruptor becomes the incumbent… and hits back at a longtime foe. (Plus more news.)
Oct 10
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ughhh reservation bots
(This was a working headline but it sums up the situation.)
Oct 2
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DoorDash settles with NYC
The company will pay $131.5 million. (And more news!)
Sep 25
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Wonder gives up a Grubhub stronghold
DoorDash will acquire Grubhub’s college business and has committed an additional $125 million in funding to Grubhub parent Wonder.
Sep 18
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Exclusive: Tock’s former leader moves to Provi
Matt Tucker joined the beverage platform as CEO in August. (You can stop texting him for hot reservations now.)
Oct 14
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What an AI critic told a bunch of restaurant people
…and why it was the wrong message.
Oct 8
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DoorDash delivers on a promise to restaurants
Hello to DashOS, a “restaurant growth platform” that helps restaurants convert third-party customers to first-party guests (and lots more).
Sep 30
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Kristen Hawley
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Olo readies its ordering app
A public company could never. CEO Noah Glass explains why diners and restaurants should care.
Sep 29
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Kristen Hawley
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Daniel Humm (and other chefs) in the grocery aisle
A Q&A with investor and CPG expert Elly Truesdell
Sep 24
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Kristen Hawley
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Toast just celebrated five years as a public company
...and its Instagram ads demonstrate how helpful software evolved into critical infrastructure that restaurants can’t afford to skip.
Sep 23
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Kristen Hawley
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WTF is ‘source of truth’?
When tech phrases becomes restaurant phrases.
Sep 3
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Kristen Hawley
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