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McDonald's Once Owned 90% Of A Popular Restaurant Chain. Selling It Left Billions On The Table

McDonald's divested from a majority stake in a restaurant chain, a decision the source characterizes as potentially costly to the company.

2d ago60McDonald's Chipotle M&A

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Walmart Enters a Bigger Food Delivery Fight. Why DoorDash and Uber Eats Should Worry

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Walmart has added Dunkin to its delivery app, expanding its food delivery offerings and signaling competitive pressure on established platforms like DoorDash and Uber Eats.

5d ago62Walmart Dunkin'Delivery & Off-Premise

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Pickleman's Adds Industry Veteran Jim Morey to Executive Advisory Board to Accelerate Scalable Growth

Pickleman's Gourmet Café appointed Jim Morey, an executive with experience at Wawa, Outback Steakhouse, and McDonald's, to its advisory board to support expansion efforts.

5d ago58Pickleman's People Moves

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CAKE Expands Restaurant Margins to a Decade High: More Upside Ahead?

CAKE reported restaurant margins at decade-high levels, driven by traffic, productivity, and sales leverage, signaling operational efficiency gains in the current environment.

6d ago58CAKE Earnings

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Merchants Put AI to Work Without Handing Over the Customer

Merchants are adopting AI agents for commerce while maintaining control over customer interactions, shifting the industry debate from AI capability to merchant choice about deployment.

4h ago27AI Tech

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I invented the text-message restaurant order in 2005. Twenty years later, I know what comes next

The founder of text-message ordering technology claims his platform powers over 800 restaurant brands including major chains like Shake Shack and Panda Express, signaling that SMS remains a viable ord

7d ago58Shake Shack Waffle House Martech POS & Payments

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4 Restaurant Stocks Up 50%+ in Past 6 Months: Why They're Still Buys

Four restaurant stocks have gained 50% or more over six months; the article suggests improving earnings, margins, and operations could sustain momentum.

6d ago46Earnings

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How 23% of Merchants Captured Retail’s Next Agentic Commerce Advantage

According to PYMNTS Intelligence, only 23% of merchants can currently identify AI-driven traffic and purchases, suggesting most retailers lack visibility into how AI agents are influencing their digit

6d ago43AI Tech

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EMVCo Proposes Intent Layer for Agentic Card Payments

EMVCo is proposing a new technical standard layer to distinguish whether an AI agent is authorized to make a specific payment versus having general card access, signaling industry movement toward stru

6d ago36AI Tech POS & Payments

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Spreedly Sees Good Bots Becoming an Agentic Commerce Channel

Spreedly suggests that beneficial automated agents may emerge as a legitimate commerce channel, shifting industry perception away from bots as solely fraudulent threats.

6d ago36AI Tech POS & Payments

PPYMNTS

Uber Cutting 10% of Staff to Shift Spending to Robotaxis

Uber's restructuring toward robotaxis and delivery automation may reshape delivery economics for restaurant partners, though the impact on margin and volume timing remains unclear.

6d ago25Delivery & Off-Premise