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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
After a few turbulent years for restaurant technology dealmaking, Presto’s newly announced $10 million financing round is a useful signal of where the market is headed in 2026: fewer “science projects,” more operator-ready deployments, and […]
DoorDash is testing a new approach to restaurant discovery that leans heavily on generative AI, social signals, and contextual search. The delivery platform has confirmed it is piloting Zesty, a standalone mobile app designed to […]
In recent months, Toast has been quietly but deliberately reshaping how it positions its platform in the increasingly competitive restaurant technology market. While the company did not announce a single headline-grabbing product launch, a series […]
For many diners, the most frustrating part of a restaurant experience still comes at the very end. Long after plates are cleared and desserts declined, guests often find themselves waiting to settle the check, caught […]
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 is punching a larger bet on autonomous delivery with its announcement of a $50 million funding round aimed at accelerating its growth in the U.S. market. The company plans to expand its robot […]
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