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The food delivery space is beyond frothy. Startups like Sprig, Munchery and SpoonRocket (to name a few) are competing for market share with their respective takes on cheap, fast an[...]
From restaurant chains like Starbucks, Panera and Wendy’s announcing mobile payment rollouts to smaller restaurant players getting on board with payment apps like Cover, the [...]
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article wrongly said that Swipely was founded in 2012. Many restaurants struggle with measuring key business drivers, like which me[...]
From post-grads to grandmas, diners are getting on board with tableside technologies. In the US alone, mobile payment transactions are projected to reach a whopping $1.3 trillion b[...]
A recent National Restaurant Association study found that in January 2014 hospitality job openings were at an all-time high since 2007, clocking in at 534,000 – up from a mon[...]
Every week we curate and deliver the latest food tech news, trends and startup resources to our readers’ inboxes. We track the top technology and innovation happenings across agric[...]
Earlier this month, UK-based online food delivery startup Just-Eat announced it had snapped up rival Meal2Go, intending to bring Meal2Go’s electronic point of sale (POS) tech[...]
Guest post by Elizabeth Meltz of Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group. It’s become common knowledge that 40% of food in America goes uneaten. To get our food from farm to pla[...]
At an average rate of between 40 and 50 percent, employee turnover is a major challenge restaurants in the US face. Inspired by their experiences with staffing options like Craigsl[...]
This week brings more big news in the online food delivery space. On Tueday, UK-based food ordering startup Just-Eat acquired rival Meal2Go, which offers the first electronic point[...]
Over $127 million was invested in food tech media startups in January, with a majority focused on the restaurant and hyperlocal sectors.[...]
South By SouthWest (SXSW), the largest digital-interactive conference in the United States, offers a unique opportunity to connect with and learn from a diverse group of people who[...]
Every week we curate and deliver the latest food tech news, trends and startup resources to our readers’ inboxes. We track the top technology and innovation happenings across agric[...]
For many food entrepreneurs, navigating the basics of building a business and then finding service providers, freelance talent and like-minded investors can feel daunting. In 2011,[...]
Food Tech startup Feastly, a marketplace connecting cooks and eaters, talks to us about its business model, fundraising challenges and growth plans[...]
Investment just keeps flowing into the online restaurant delivery space. Riding on the coattails of Delivery Hero’s massive $88 million Series E announcement, foodpanda and i[...]
Nearly 100 members of the food tech community joined us last Thursday for our NYC Food+Tech Meetup: How New Tech is Transforming Restaurants. We heard from 6 startups who are worki[...]
Every week we curate and deliver the latest food tech news, trends and startup resources to our readers’ inboxes. We track the top technology and innovation happenings across agric[...]
As the restaurant industry continues to grow, hiring and retention has become increasingly challenging. Job turn-over, which is time-consuming and costly for operators, increased b[...]
Increasing deal activity and deal sizes in the food tech and food media space resulted in $1.6 billion of investment in 2013, and $2.8b over two years[...]
There were 7 notable food tech media acquisitions and 8 investments, for a total of $54 million in investment, in December 2013.[...]
Every week we curate and deliver the latest food tech news, trends and startup resources to our readers’ inboxes. We track the top technology and innovation happenings across agric[...]
Customer-facing and back of house technologies are revolutionizing the foodservice industry. From payment products that aim to boost check averages, to services that increase user [...]
The future of meat production is going to require extraordinary innovation. Our global population is predicted to reach 9 billion by 2050, both demand and prices for meat are set t[...]
German restaurant delivery startup Delivery Hero announced that it's raised a whopping $88 million Series E round.[...]
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