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C-stores are stealing fast-food tactics. And fast-food customers

Restaurant Business

retail News Heather Lalley is the managing editor of Restaurant Business, Foodservice Director and CSP Daily news. Members help make our journalism possible. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.

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7-Eleven jumps into the summer value wars

Restaurant Business

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn 7-Eleven is among the growing list of retailers and restaurants offering deals to lure cash-strapped consumers this summer. With elevated prices as the backdrop, value messaging has already been out in full force in recent weeks from both restaurants and convenience retailers. Sign up here.

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PPP Part Two and More Restaurants Need to Know Now

Modern Restaurant Management

“Through weekly webinars and regularly updated tools and resources, we are helping operators support their employees and adapt their businesses so they can survive and in some cases, even thrive.” Tips for pivoting to retail. The webinars will be held on Monday, April 27 at 2:30 p.m. PT and Wednesdays at 2:30 PT.

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PPP Part Two and More News Restaurants Need to Know Now

Modern Restaurant Management

“Through weekly webinars and regularly updated tools and resources, we are helping operators support their employees and adapt their businesses so they can survive and in some cases, even thrive.” Tips for pivoting to retail. The webinars will be held on Monday, April 27 at 2:30 p.m. PT and Wednesdays at 2:30 PT.

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DoorDash acquires tech firm Symbiosys to supercharge its advertising business

Restaurant Business

Launched in 2022, it is the fastest-growing retail media network in history, according to the company. Founded in 2022 by former Google and Microsoft executive Bashar Kachachi, Symbiosys uses retailers’ data to buy and target digital ads. Last year, ads became a $1 billion annual business for DoorDash, the company revealed Wednesday.

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

Restaurant Business

Retail media network “A type of advertising platform that allows retailers to sell ad space on their digital channels to third-party brands.” Amazon Ads Retail media networks have previously been the realm of ecommerce giants like Amazon and Walmart.

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Top Takeaways from Toast’s Staffing Models for Growth Webinar

7 Shifts

In a webinar as part of Toast’s Restaurant Recovery Series , co-sponsored by 7shifts and our trusted partners at XtraChef , we gathered restaurateurs from around the country to discuss new ways of managing staff, new service and compensation models, and how COVID-19 has impacted their business.

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