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Nearing 100 Units, Halal Guys CEO Talks Ghost Kitchens, Real Estate
The Halal Guys is closing on 100 locations as opens 30-40 units over the next five years. The New York-based brand is continuing testing inside three ghost kitchens and is exploring new drive-thru locations.

Uber Eats Adds Instagram, Merchant Stories Features
Uber Eats is giving restaurants new, more visual ways to connect with hunger-strolling customers with a direct Instagram integration and a new Merchant Stories feature.

Kiwibot Sets Stage for Massive (and Adorable) Growth
Kiwibot unveiled new partners and an updated robot that the company says will help propel them to massive scale. The land-based delivery robot announced a handful of new delivery partners, new city testbeds and new manufacturing partners that will push the company...

ChowNow Sees No Delivery Slowdown, Few Closures
Even as the vaccine rolls out, warmer weather returns and pandemic-fatigued consumers seek to dine out however they can, the volume of delivery orders remains high. That's according to ChowNow CEO and co-founder, Chris Webb. The leader of the online food-delivery...

Consumer Engagement Becomes Tech Topic du Jour
In the past 16 months, much of the restaurant industry has turned its attention to customer engagement at all costs. When COVID hit, there was a widespread realization among operators that when customers aren't coming in or have to stay home, smiling, happy regulars...
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ChowNow Sees No Delivery Slowdown, Few Closures
Even as the vaccine rolls out, warmer weather returns and pandemic-fatigued consumers seek to dine out however they can, the volume of delivery orders remains high. That's according to ChowNow CEO and co-founder, Chris Webb. The leader of the online food-delivery...
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Brick Meets Click: Online Grocery Sales Dip 14 Percent
The ongoing growth streak in online grocery orders hit a bump in the aisle during February with sales dropping 14 percent compared to the previous month according to a joint consumer survey by Brick Meets Click and Mercatus.
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Uber Eats Adds Instagram, Merchant Stories Features
Uber Eats is giving restaurants new, more visual ways to connect with hunger-strolling customers with a direct Instagram integration and a new Merchant Stories feature.
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Nearing 100 Units, Halal Guys CEO Talks Ghost Kitchens, Real Estate
The Halal Guys is closing on 100 locations as opens 30-40 units over the next five years. The New York-based brand is continuing testing inside three ghost kitchens and is exploring new drive-thru locations.