Restaurant Trends

DoorDash Dominates Digital Delivery

Recently it was announced that DoorDash has surpassed GrubHub to become the biggest food delivery service in the US. While digital delivery service has been growing leaps and bounds in the last few years, DoorDash has especially taken off. This spring, the company saw a staggering 189-percent year-over-year increase, compared to 32 percent at Uber Eats and 6 percent […]

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Fast Food Giant McDonald's Loses Millions in Toronto Raptor's Fry Promotion

Canadian execs at fast food giant McDonald’s might be the only ones unhappy about the Toronto Raptor’s surprising historic run. The team is currently one win away from their first NBA title after Friday night’s unlikely win against the Golden State Warriors. About a year ago, the head of marketing for McDonald’s in eastern Canada, Chuck Coolen, signed a

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ServSuccess: A Blueprint for Restaurant Careers

According to a 2016 study by the National Restaurant Association, employee turnover across the restaurant industry was 61%. The percentage is even higher for customer facing employees. It’s estimated that restaurant employers spend an average of almost $2,000 to replace hourly employees and nearly $15,000 to recruit new managers. Also, currently the restaurant industry has

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Food Maven Martha Stewart stars in Digital Delivery Service Postmates Commercials

Food Icon and tv personality Martha Stewart is starring in a series of funny Postmate commercials to show that life in the kitchen isn’t always perfect and sometimes you just need to “Postmate it.” Postmates delivers anything to over than 3,500 cities, serving more than 70% of US households. The company offers on-demand delivery from more

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E-Commerce Giant Amazon invests in 3rd Party Delivery Platform Deliveroo

E-commerce giant Amazon announced on Friday that it has become a major investor during food delivery company Deliveroo’s latest funding round. The company was able to raise $575 million, bringing the investment total raised to date to $1.53 billion. London based Deliveroo was founded in 2013  and operates in two hundred cities across 14 countries, including locations in the

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2019 National Restaurant Association Show

The International Food and Beverage Industry Show will be held on May 18-21, 2019 at McCormick Place convention center near the shore of Lake Michigan, in Chicago, Illinois. The event is put on by the National Restaurant Association (NRA). The National Restaurant Association is the largest food service trade association in the world with a membership of  more than

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Meatless Options Grow at Major Fast Food Chains

After a successful month long test run at 59 restaurants around the St. Louis area, Burger King recently announced plans to offer Impossible Whoppers at all 7,300 U.S. locations by the end of 2019. The Impossible Whopper is made with a vegetarian patty from Impossible Foods, a California-based company that develops plant-based alternatives for meat. White

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Chipotle's Online Ordering Continues to Drive Sales

Chipotle’s Mexican Grill Inc. experienced a large surge of growth in it’s digital sales last quarter. Chiptole, which has about 2,500 locations has focused on a multi pronged online strategy. In January the company released the popular Lifestyle Bowl menu which may only be ordered through Chipotle’s website or mobile app. These entrée were created with diet conscious,

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Online Delivery Service Postmates Expands to 1,000 More Cities Ahead Of IPO

Online delivery service Postmates announced that it has expanded to 1,000 new cities since December 2018. The new locations include Santa Cruz, CA, Jacksonville, NC, and Stillwater, OK. Postmates is now available in 350 cities across all 50 US states. The company delivers to 70 percent of U.S. households from over 500,000 restaurants. Postmates is trying a variety of

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