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Sweetgreen Adds Macronutrient Tracking Tool as It Pushes Toward Data-Driven Personalization

Sweetgreen has launched a new macronutrient tracking feature across its mobile app and website, underscoring how fast-casual brands are blending nutrition science with digital innovation. The new Real-Time Macro Calculator lets guests see exactly how much [...]
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Chick-fil-A’s Red Wagon Ventures Tests Tech-Infused Beverage Concept with Daybright

Chick-fil-A’s innovation arm, Red Wagon Ventures, has quietly launched a new beverage-forward restaurant concept called Daybright, designed as both a consumer test and a potential proving ground for next-generation operational technology. The first location opened [...]
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Sweetgreen Sells Restaurant Robotics Arm to Wonder While Continuing Infinite Kitchen Expansion

Sweetgreen has reportedly reached an agreement to sell its robotics subsidiary, Spyce, to Wonder in a deal valued at roughly $186 million. Launched in 2018 and revamped with new technology two years later, Spyce employes automated [...]
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How Predictive Analytics Are Guiding Restaurant Closures and Remodel Decisions

Outback Steakhouse’s decision to close 21 U.S. restaurants and allow another 22 leases to lapse over the next four years isn’t just a real estate move. It reflects a deeper operational recalibration built on data, [...]
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Ben’s Soft Pretzels Sees 40% Higher Spend and 64% More Visits with Square’s All-in-One Restaurant Platform

Ben’s Soft Pretzels, America’s fastest-growing premium pretzel franchise, has partnered with Square to power its nationwide operations. With Square’s all-in-one restaurant platform, Ben’s has transformed its customer engagement and operational efficiency – from loyalty programs to back-of-house [...]

Sweetgreen Adds Macronutrient Tracking Tool as It Pushes Toward Data-Driven Personalization

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Sweetgreen has launched a new macronutrient tracking feature across its mobile app and website, underscoring how fast-casual brands are blending nutrition science with digital innovation. The new Real-Time Macro Calculator lets guests see exactly how much [...]
Chick-fil-A’s Red Wagon Ventures Tests Tech-Infused Beverage Concept with Daybright

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Sweetgreen Sells Restaurant Robotics Arm to Wonder While Continuing Infinite Kitchen Expansion

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Yelp Expands AI Portfolio with New Tools to Handle Restaurant Calls, Bookings and Guest Inquiries

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Yelp has rolled out a major expansion of its AI-powered product lineup with the launch of Yelp Host and Yelp Receptionist, two new voice-driven tools designed to answer calls, take reservations, and manage bookings for [...]
Starship Technologies Boosts Restaurant Delivery Automation with $50 Million to Expand Robot Fleet Across the U.S.

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Square Goes All-In on Restaurants with New AI Voice Ordering, Smarter Cost Control and Integrated Bitcoin Banking

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How Simulation Training Is Closing the Competency Gap in Digitized Quick-Service Restaurant Operations

The QSR environment has changed more in the past five years than in the previous twenty. Digital transformation has redefined almost every touchpoint: mobile ordering, AI-driven menu boards, dynamic pricing, robotics in the kitchen, and delivery integrations across multiple platforms. But while digital transformation has expanded the toolkit, it has also expanded the competency gap. Teams that once had to master a few registers and menu builds now juggle dozens of systems, from POS and loyalty integrations to third-party delivery dashboards, digital kiosks, and automated kitchen timers. And employees often hide when they’re not confident. In Attensi’s 2025 workforce study of 2,000 employees, 58% admitted to “skill masking”—concealing gaps to appear more competent. Nearly half (46%) said they’ve pretended to understand tasks they didn’t, and 40% avoid asking for help. Perhaps most telling, the most common reported consequence of poor onboarding wasn’t churn, it was diminished confidence (55%). That’s exactly [...]

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Sweetgreen Adds Macronutrient Tracking Tool as It Pushes Toward Data-Driven Personalization

Chick-fil-A’s Red Wagon Ventures Tests Tech-Infused Beverage Concept with Daybright

Sweetgreen Sells Restaurant Robotics Arm to Wonder While Continuing Infinite Kitchen Expansion

How Predictive Analytics Are Guiding Restaurant Closures and Remodel Decisions

Ben’s Soft Pretzels Sees 40% Higher Spend and 64% More Visits with Square’s All-in-One Restaurant Platform

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Sweetgreen Adds Macronutrient Tracking Tool as It Pushes Toward Data-Driven Personalization

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Yelp Expands AI Portfolio with New Tools to Handle Restaurant Calls, Bookings and Guest Inquiries

How Simulation Training Is Closing the Competency Gap in Digitized Quick-Service Restaurant Operations

Sweetgreen Adds Macronutrient Tracking Tool as It Pushes Toward Data-Driven Personalization

Chick-fil-A’s Red Wagon Ventures Tests Tech-Infused Beverage Concept with Daybright

Sweetgreen Sells Restaurant Robotics Arm to Wonder While Continuing Infinite Kitchen Expansion

How Predictive Analytics Are Guiding Restaurant Closures and Remodel Decisions

Ben’s Soft Pretzels Sees 40% Higher Spend and 64% More Visits with Square’s All-in-One Restaurant Platform

Yelp Expands AI Portfolio with New Tools to Handle Restaurant Calls, Bookings and Guest Inquiries

Why Restaurants Needs Modern Technology Solutions to Avoid Costly Food Safety Mistakes

Toast Launches Conversational AI Assistant to Help Restaurant Operators Work Faster and Smarter

Why the Industry’s First Fully AI-Generated Restaurant Ads Feel More Like a Prototype Than a Breakthrough

White Castle Debuts Futuristic Restaurant Model Featuring AI, Robotics and Mobile Ordering Technology

Market Research

Research: 67% of Restaurant Operators Spend More Than 100 Hours Per Year Processing Payroll Manually

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How Predictive Analytics Are Guiding Restaurant Closures and Remodel Decisions

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Spotlight Interview: Li-ran Navon, CEO and Founder of Sauce