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Kitchens of the Future: Dishcraft's Robotic Dish Cleaning System

Recently a robotics startup company called Dishcraft announced that they’ve created the first automated dish room. The setup relies on AI, robotics and machine learning to clean. Commercial kitchens deal with high turnover on a regular basis and generally the quickest position to turn over is dishwasher. It’s a hot, strenuous, stressful and repetitive job […]

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CBRE Reports on the Grocery Store of the Future

At the end of June property management giant CBRE put out the second installment of their ‘Food in Demand’ report which examines the state of the US grocery industry and how changes will impact industry players and their real estate strategies. The report considers all non restaurant food stores as ‘grocery’ so that means markets, convenience stores, warehouse

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Giant Retailer Walmart's Investing $1.2 Billion in China

Walmart recently announced that it’s investing 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) in logistics for its business in China. Walmart which has been in China since 1996, is facing growing competition from local rivals and online retailers. Walmart plans to spend the money to boost grocery deliveries. They have also created a plan to build or upgrade distribution

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E-Commerce Giant Amazon's Deal with Digital Delivery Service Deliveroo is On Hold

Recently we discussed Amazon’s $575 million investment in UK based food delivery startup Deliveroo,  how Amazon has struggled in the food service delivery arena and how Amazon Restaurants was shutting down. Speculation by industry watchers was rife that Amazon was going to use Deliveroo to gain a presence and foothold in the digital delivery market. As of this week, UK regulators

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Mexican Fast Food Chain Taco Bell Hosts 'The Bell' A Taco Bell Themed Resort

American-Mexican fast food chain Taco Bell is opening a hotel for a limited time this summer. ‘The Bell’ in Palm Springs, CA will be open 4 nights beginning August 8th. According to the Taco Bell website, all rooms are currently sold out. In 2012 Taco Bell introduced the slogan Live Más (“Live More”), and for Taco Bell fans, staying at the hotel

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Bite Sized Restaurant Industry Happenings #1

Interesting tidbits currently happening in the restaurant and retail industries: • Uber Eats has rolled out a ‘Dine In’ option for some cities.  Customers can order or food ahead of time, go to the restaurant, then sit down inside to eat. The service is now available Austin, Dallas, San Diego and some other cities. • For a limited time

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Sandwich Chain Subway's New 'Healthy-ish' Halo Top Milkshakes

Just in time for summer! Sandwich chain Subway has collaborated with Halo Top creamery to test offering hand blended milkshakes. From July 22 through September 4, about 1,000 participating Subway restaurants in the U.S will  offer Halo Top vanilla bean, chocolate, and strawberry milkshakes. Halo Top bills itself as ice cream people can feel good eating. Founded in

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Fast Food Giant McDonald's Allows Franchises to Pick Menus

In May, McDonald’s announced that it would allow franchisees to select its all-day breakfast offerings. This is a huge change as this policy allows local McDonald’s locations to offer menus based preference. Ultimately, McDonald’s is giving its franchisees the ability to make adjustments based on customer choice and sales patterns. However, part of McDonald’s appeal as a brand

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The Rise of Cloud Kitchens for Third Party Delivery Platform Such as Uber Eats and GrubHub

Cloud or ghost kitchens are fully equipped commercial kitchens that exist to produce food for solely for delivery or takeout. There is no brick and mortar location or dine in facility. As online delivery platforms such as GrubHub, Uber Eats and DoorDash have grown, so has the number of cloud kitchens, especially quick serve (qsr) cloud kitchens. The  number of

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