Grub Street • 19th December 2019

Heartland Brewery Is Set to Close Another Location

Rumors are swirling that Heartland Brewery, the local chain of reliable brewpubs where many New York City tourists have huddled for refuge over lagers and burgers, is on its last legs.

Expedite • 27th August 2019

Panera Adds Third Party Delivery Services

A little more than a year after launching nationwide delivery, Panera is calling in reinforcements to generate more business for its delivery channel.

Skift Table • 2nd May 2019

OpenTable Acquires Guest Management Platform Venga

OpenTable is one step closer in its mission to be a one-stop-shop for restaurant technology solutions, as parent company Booking Holdings announced the acquisition of customer data analytics platform Venga on Thursday.

Skift Table • 30th April 2019

Chipotle Rewards Execs With More Company Stock for Hitting Digital Goals

Chipotle’s executive paychecks are getting officially tied, in part, to the success of the company’s digital strategy over the next couple of years.

Skift Table • 29th April 2019

Burger King to Launch Impossible Whoppers Nationwide

It only took a month of market testing in St. Louis, Missouri, for Burger King to decide that the plant-based Impossible Whopper was ready for a larger stage.

Skift Table • 17th April 2019

McDonald's Drops Signature Crafted Recipes Line

Not every innovative idea is going to be a hit, even at McDonald’s.

Skift Table • 9th April 2019

Fast Casual Dig Inn Is Launching a Full Service Concept

Flush with a $20 million investment led by Danny Meyer’s Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI), vegetable-forward fast casual chain Dig Inn is ready to hit the ground running on a slew of expansion plans.

Skift Table • 1st April 2019

Toast's Latest $250 Million Funding Round Will Fuel Research and Development

Boston-based restaurant technology company Toast has secured a $250 million Series E round of funding, the company confirmed today, less than a year after its last huge raise.

Skift Table • 25th March 2019

Impossible Foods Lands Another Restaurant Chain Partner

Red Robin has bought into the vegan burger craze.

Skift Table • 22nd March 2019

Uber Eats Changes Its Delivery Fee Structure

Uber Eats is shifting its delivery fee structure yet again.

Skift Table • 15th March 2019

Former OpenTable Executive Joins Papa John's Board

Papa John’s is getting more help in the midst of its turnaround in the form of two digitally savvy board members.

Skift Table • 14th March 2019

Popeyes Shuffles Executive Ranks

Restaurant Brands International (RBI) announced today that Alexandre Santoro, the president of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen since March 2017, would be stepping down from his position.

Skift Table • 21st February 2019

Wendy's Commits an Extra $25 Million to Digital Initiatives This Year

In closing out fiscal 2018, Wendy’s knows that it needs to do better.

Skift Table • 15th February 2019

Restaurant Chains Push Back Against New York's Proposed Cashless Ban

Cashless restaurants are under scrutiny in New York City, where local legislators have proposed a ban on cashless businesses due to the discriminatory effect they might have on New Yorkers who don’t have easy access to bank accounts.

Skift Table • 10th February 2019

Chipotle 'Hasn't Even Scratched the Surface' on U.S. Store Growth

Chipotle just celebrated its 2,500th store opening in Concord, Calif., on Friday, but it’s far from reaching its full potential in U.S. store count, according to the company.

Skift Table • 4th February 2019

McDonald's Operators Are Worried by the Chain's Huge Delivery Success

Delivery has developed into a $3 billion business across McDonald’s global operations in the last two years, and a slowdown in the segment is not expected anytime soon.

Skift Table • 1st February 2019

Dig Inn Launches In-House Delivery System

The food delivery experience needs improvement, and Dig Inn knows it.

Skift Table • 16th January 2019

Shake Shack Plans to Launch Food Trucks in February

The company will be launching a food truck concept in early February, Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti announced this week at ICR, an industry conference held in Orlando, Fla.

Skift Table • 10th January 2019

Taco Bell Plans to Launch a Dedicated Vegetarian Menu Later This Year

Taco Bell will be testing a dedicated vegetarian menu in U.S. stores sometime this year, the company revealed today.

Skift Table • 3rd January 2019

Is Your Favorite Restaurant Hygienic? There's a New App for That

HDScores, a seven-year-old restaurant tech startup that is known for powering Yelp’s restaurant hygiene scores, has launched its own subscription-based app displaying extensive health code information for a variety of businesses, including restaurants and coffee shops, across multiple regions of the U.S.