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From acqui-hire to vaporware: The new restaurant tech ABCs

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They are popping up more often in conversations this year, and they point toward deeper trends in the restaurant tech market. Acqui-hire “To acquire a company in order to use its employees skills or knowledge, rather than for its products or services.” Starbucks’ deal with Empower Delivery fits the acqui-hire framework.

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Olo to be sold to an investment firm in $2B deal

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The sale comes just four years after Olo went public, and ends a difficult period on the public markets. Its core product is online ordering, but it has expanded into marketing and customer engagement as well as payment processing. per share for the online ordering and payment company just four years after Olo went public.

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26 Proven Ways to Market Your Restaurant Online and Increase Bookings

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Let’s explore 26 proven online marketing strategies to help your restaurant thrive. Build a mobile-friendly restaurant website In 2024, roughly around 63% of all web traffic came from mobile devices. To do so, you must have an optimized website and engaging social media profiles.

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RATIONAL’s iCareSystem AutoDose helps you keep your oven clean without the extra effort

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Immigrants Exclusive Content Premium Technology From acqui-hire to vaporware: The new restaurant tech ABCs Tech Check: These six terms are popping up more often in industry conversations, providing a glimpse at the next wave of trends.

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Panera Bread brings in a transformation strategist to aid its turnaround

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Signaling change to come, Panera Bread on Wednesday announced the hire of Nikka Copeland as the new senior vice president of the newly created office of transformation & strategy. By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 25, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Panera CEO Paul Carbone is promising a three-year turnaround. Photo: Shutterstock.

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Former Red Robin CEO G.J. Hart joins food-and-games investment company Emerging

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Premium Technology From acqui-hire to vaporware: The new restaurant tech ABCs Tech Check: These six terms are popping up more often in industry conversations, providing a glimpse at the next wave of trends.

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How this entrepreneur's bagel runs became a business

Restaurant Business

That led to selling bagels at farmers markets. The first three hires were software engineers that helped create a proprietary tech stack for the bagel shops. “In and Bruegger’s, Jeff sees a world of opportunity for bagels made better, especially in markets he sees as “bagel deserts.” We’d sell out. We went full bagel,” he said.