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

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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. Previously, Starbucks hired Empower CEO Meredith Sandland as its new chief store development officer under CEO Brian Niccol.

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

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per share for the online ordering and payment company just four years after Olo went public. Trending Operations Week in Review: McDonald’s new burger, Luckin’s U.S.

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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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How this entrepreneur's bagel runs became a business

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The first three hires were software engineers that helped create a proprietary tech stack for the bagel shops. “In With Wetherill came infrastructure that Jeff and Danielle previously couldn’t afford: a team, the small family office, a designer and attorney. In 2023, we were the most sophisticated two-store bagel shop,” Jeff joked.

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Spinoffs of the TikTok-famous Dubai Chocolate Bar surge on chain restaurant menus

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Not quite yet 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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Perkins and Huddle House aim for revivals with boba, smash burgers and drive-thrus

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The company recently hired Brian Wallunas, former CTO at Smokey Bones, as its first chief technology officer. “I The nature of the trade areas that we see growing Huddle House into, and the type of technology we’ll be using in new assets, points us to the need for more off-premise options,” O’Reilly said.

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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.