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Brief: KKR & L Catterton co-lead $135m funding for Restaurant365’s back-office management software
May 22, 2023
Restaurant365 aims to simplify the back office for restaurants bring businesses more granular data about the cost of their operations.
Restaurant tech startup Deliverect to offer social media ordering via ChatFood acquisition
May 10, 2023
Restaurant tech startup Deliverect has acquired ChatFood, a startup specializing in digital tools to improve the dine-in experience and enable consumers to order food directly through social media apps.
From delivery ‘bots to burger chefs, meet the startups driving the future of foodservice robotics
February 15, 2023
Ongoing labor shortages and a need to cut costs are fueling a new class of foodservice robotics, from ‘bots that mix drinks to burger vending machines.
New year, new people moves: Zomato, Sweetgreen executives out, AppHarvest taps CEA vet for COO
January 6, 2023
Other people moves from the last month include a new chief marketing officer for Grabango and a new role for Upstream Ag’s founder.
Data snapshot: Thanks to Swiggy’s mega-deals, restaurant marketplaces lead India agrifoodtech funding
December 14, 2022
Led by Swiggy, Restaurant Marketplaces raised $1.95 billion in FY22, scooping up the most funding of any agrifoodtech category.
Brief: PepsiCo launches its own ghost kitchen service for restaurant partners
November 16, 2022
The ghost kitchen service is part of PepsiCo Foodservice Digital Lab, which helps restaurants start delivery-only formats, among other things.
Brief: TouchBistro raises $110m for its one-stop-shop restaurant management platform
November 1, 2022
The new funding will enable TouchBistro to expand its restaurant management platform into more restaurants, North America and beyond.
Meet the Founder: High Time Foods on how to make a plant-based meat product stand out from the masses
October 28, 2022
Co-founder Aakash Shah discusses what his company is doing to give its shelf-stable plant-based meat product a truly global appeal.
The next generation of ghost kitchens: 10 new startup concepts around the world
October 13, 2022
From old timers with mega deals to up-and-comers just entering the space, here are the ghost kitchen startups leading the pack of a growing if somewhat controversial segment of the food industry.
Meet the founder: How Doaa Abdel Hameed pivoted her food delivery startup to a “super-app”
October 7, 2022
Bonbell co-founder Doaa Abdel Hameed shares here thoughts on enhancing the hospitality industry, her company’s future, and supporting female founders.
Data Snapshot: It’s still early days for ghost kitchen investment
September 14, 2022
A couple mega-deals of $100 million and over are responsible for the bulk of ghost kitchen investment from the last 12 months.
Data snapshot: The downturn is testing the value of In-Store Retail & Restaurant Tech
August 24, 2022
Some of last year’s top startups for In-Store Retail & Restaurant Tech are struggling to stay relevant in the current tech downturn.
How a little known restaurant tech provider TRAY beat 82 competitors to land IHOP
May 23, 2022
IHOP is updating its technology stack in the wake of Covid and labor shortages, picking TRAY after a competitive process with world-leading POS providers.
Chipotle hopes new $50m fund will continue its ‘technological transformation’
April 21, 2022
Cultivate Next will invest in early-stage restaurant tech that can enhance both guest and employee experiences.
Data Snapshot: Consumer facing foodtech grew 124% in 2021, but upstream saw more deals
April 13, 2022
Consumer-facing downstrream technologies bagged $32 billion in VC investment in 2021; the bulk of it was thanks to a few big eGrocery deals.
Brief: Chipotle trials kitchen automation with new tortilla chip-making robot Chippy
March 28, 2022
The US restaurant chain has teamed up with Miso Robotics to pilot kitchen automation solution Chippy.
Data Snapshot: 2021’s top deals for food waste startups driven by environment & economics
March 2, 2022
Funding for food waste solutions up and down the supply chain reflects the growing importance of the category for businesses, consumers, and investors alike.
Hyphen raises $24m in Tiger-led Series A to automate restaurant makelines
February 16, 2022
Hyphen’s robotic restaurant system replaces the traditional makeline setup popularized by Chipotle and other assembly line-style concepts.
Data Snapshot: Investment in consumer-facing foodtech rebounds to $15bn in H1 2021
October 7, 2021
While investment in eGrocery services increased substantially, especially in China, the return of foot traffic to brick and mortar retailers and restaurants saw investment double in technologies servicing them.
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