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

Restaurant Business

Still, it takes private one of the industry’s most widely used tech companies and one of its earliest innovators, helping numerous restaurant chains take their businesses online. per share for the online ordering and payment company just four years after Olo went public. Olo was founded in 2005 and works with some 750 restaurant brands.

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Condado Tacos overhauls its margarita lineup and drink sales spike by 20%

Restaurant Business

Joe Kahn, founder and chief innovation officer of the Columbus, Ohio-based chain, felt that guests were ready for more flavor excitement and better-quality ingredients. “I Joe was like a mad scientist in the innovation lab,” added Sarah Kear, CMO of 52-location Condado Tacos. “We and the zero-proof versions for $7.

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DoorDash completes acquisition of reservations platform SevenRooms

Restaurant Business

Both the SevenRooms and Symbiosys purchases are part of DoorDash’s transformation from a delivery company into an all-around technology supplier for restaurants. It builds upon DoorDash’s existing ads business, which reached a $1 billion annual revenue run rate last year. The pending deal for U.K.-based

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

Restaurant Business

24, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Puttshack is one of the concepts in the Emerging portfolio, which focuses on technology-fueled experiential restaurants. Emerging is a company founded by Mathew Focht that describes itself as investing “at the intersection of restaurant innovation, technology and experiential entertainment.”

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Week in Review: Din Tai Fung’s jaw-dropping AUVs, Krispy Kreme exits Insomnia, Starbucks operations

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Panera Bread brings in a transformation strategist to aid its turnaround

Restaurant Business

Premium Food California Pizza Kitchens salad lineup gets a refresh with trendsetting additions Behind the Menu: The casual-dining chain may have “pizza” in its name, but since salads account for 20% of sales, the time was right to innovate with new formats, ingredients and presentations.

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What operators should know about ancient grains

Restaurant Business

Premium Technology Olos restaurant tech odyssey will continue in private Tech Check: After a rocky few years on the public markets, the online ordering giant will continue its quest for “hospitality at scale” under a new owner. That outsider has now left, leaving the company with more uncertainty. That doesn’t mean it’s not expensive there.