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Walmart has partnered with Inspire Brands to deliver Dunkin' items alongside Walmart orders, expanding the retailer's restaurant delivery footprint.
Harri finished deploying its workforce management platform across all 2,112 U.S. Jack in the Box locations in a five-month rollout completed December 1, 2025, signaling a major shift toward centralize
Walmart is adding Dunkin' to its delivery service, allowing customers to order coffee and donuts alongside groceries.
The Credit Card Competition Act has gained bipartisan backing and three new sponsors, signaling renewed momentum in legislative efforts to address swipe fee costs that burden businesses.
US Foods launched Menu IQ, a tool that analyzes photographs of handwritten recipes to calculate food costs within minutes, addressing a pain point in restaurant operations.
California Pizza Kitchen has installed a pizza vending machine at Dayton airport, expanding its off-premise availability.
Hungry Howie's has added a new delivery partner to its Cartwheel program.
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.
Full-service restaurants have shifted their delivery strategy from simply launching a channel to optimizing operations across kitchens and labor models, signaling that delivery management is now a cor
SoundHound AI and Acrelec have partnered to develop AI-powered drive-thru technology, signaling continued investment in voice-ordering automation for quick-service restaurants.
Uber cut 10% of its workforce (3,300 jobs) as part of a reorganization aimed at streamlining operations, signaling pressure to improve efficiency amid competition in ride-sharing and delivery.
Pilot Flying J has deployed fast-food kiosks at its locations that integrate third-party delivery apps, signaling a shift toward digital ordering infrastructure in the convenience-store channel.
Starbucks veteran Rob Dellinger has joined Whataburger as Vice President of Restaurant Technology, signaling the chain's push to strengthen its digital and operational infrastructure.
Restaurant chains are investing in their own delivery apps to reduce third-party platform fees, though adoption remains a challenge for operators.
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
Restaurant chains are running Labor Day promotions tied to Grubhub delivery.
Carl's Jr. has shifted to made-to-order burger preparation, a move the chain credits with improving customer satisfaction scores and lowering food waste.
AMC Theatres has seen delivery sales rise nearly 50% this year as customers purchase concessions for home consumption, signaling a shift in how theaters monetize their food offerings beyond in-venue v
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
Spreedly suggests that beneficial automated agents may emerge as a legitimate commerce channel, shifting industry perception away from bots as solely fraudulent threats.
Block regained a restaurant franchise as a Square customer.
Kitchen management SaaS adds mobile access to waste/consumption data — relevant for ops teams but no indication of restaurant-brand adoption or scale impact.
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.
