Loop AI has raised a $14 million Series A round as it looks to expand its footprint in a restaurant technology market increasingly shaped by delivery, automation and back-office complexity. The round was led by […]
Hospitality Tech360, a new event for the hospitality sector, has unveiled its 2026 seminar program, bringing together hospitality operators, technology specialists and senior leaders to explore how digital tools, data and human insight are shaping […]
Hospitality Tech360 will collaborate with the Hospitality Sector Council to host the trial phase launch of the new Hospitality Innovation Lab during the event at Excel London from 30 March to 01 April, as part of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week. […]
A Dallas tech firm is introducing a new cloud-based audio interface for automated order taking (AOT) which will give U.S. quick service restaurant (QSR) providers a practical pathway to future cloud-enabled drive-thru operations. Quail Digital, […]
For much of the past decade, restaurant technology vendors have promised operators a “single view of the guest.” In practice, that vision has remained difficult to achieve. Loyalty systems capture known customers. Point-of-sale platforms record […]
Remote and hybrid work didn’t just change where people work. It changed when — and whether — they eat out. And for restaurant brands built around five-day downtown foot traffic, that behavioral shift is quietly […]
South Korea’s restaurant industry has become one of the most aggressive test beds in the world for tech-driven operations, automation and digital guest engagement. A fast-growing startup called Lemong (르몽) is now trying to turn […]
Starfleet Research has announced the release of The Restaurant Optimization Playbook: How to Achieve Peak Performance and Profitability in 2026—and Beyond, a new research-driven eBook based on market research involving 350+ restaurant owners and operators […]
Grubhub’s parent company, Wonder, has acquired Claim, adding an in-person rewards and guest engagement layer to Grubhub’s expanding restaurant technology ecosystem. The move signals a deliberate effort to help restaurants drive traffic, repeat visits, and […]
By the time a new restaurant starts appearing on “coming soon” lists, showing up on Resy, getting indexed on Google Maps or popping up in local dining coverage, most of the decisions that truly shape […]
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