Yesterday e-commerce giant Amazon announced a plan to invest $700+ million over the next 6 years to retrain 100,000 employees of its U.S. workforce. The education will help workers move into more advanced roles across various segments of the company including corporate offices, tech hubs and fulfillment centers. Amazon’s goal is to improve the skills […]
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McDonald’s has a chicken sandwich problem, namely Chick-Fil-A’s signature fried chicken sandwich. Yesterday, the board of the National Owners Association (NOA) sent an email to McDonald’s calling for the chain to create a southern style chicken sandwich to compete with Chick-fil-A. NOA was created in 2018 and consists of more than 400 U.S.-based McDonald’s franchisees.
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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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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Starbucks has launched in a new app called “Starbucks Now” for Starbucks Rewards members in Beijing and Shanghai. Pending its success, the app will roll out across the rest of China before the end of the year. The app features GPS functionality so that customers can select their nearest store. Users can then choose and customize a beverage, select
Margins for grocery stores have always been thin. However, lately the landscape for US supermarkets has intensified. Digital ordering and home delivery are changing the way people buy their food. More and more, drugstores offer diverse grocery items. Large companies increasingly control the industry, exerting pressure on smaller regional retailers. Southeastern Grocers, the owner of Winn-Dixie
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Walmart and Target aren’t selling cannabis derived products yet, but they’re preparing for the day when they can. Reportedly bigbox retailers and grocery stores including Walmart, Target and Krogers, have been quietly meeting with makers of CBD infused drinks, candy, lotions and oils. CBD is a nonpsychoactive component of marijuana that doesn’t get you high,
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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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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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For one day only, on Saturday 4/20–known to Americans as a weed celebration day, Carl’s Jr. will sell the CBD-infused “Rocky Mountain High: CheeseBurger Delight” at a single location in Denver. The CBD burger will be cost for $4.20. This event makes Carl’s Jr. the first major fast-food chain to offer a cannabis-infused menu item — even if just for
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