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Around this time last year, the restaurant business has been grappling with pandemic-related closures and restrictions and innovated on the fly to survive the fallout. Digital menus. Virtual tip jars. Ad hoc drive-thru windows. These mannequins.
As the year went by, much of the innovation related to catering has turned to technology, a change more or less forced by the pandemic. According to some, the technological changes predicted over the course of a decade occurred within a few months. Online ordering is the norm for many, which means so are the technologies that power that process, be it in-house creations or third-party platforms. Virtual restaurants run by ghost kitchens are everywhere now, even in existing restaurants. Someone has revamped the automation (see above), robots are on the way, and investors have a sudden interest in funding technology that promises to make the back of the house more efficient.
There are also far more questions than in the past about what technology tools restaurants actually need, where the investment is most likely to be headed (spoiler: it’s the back of the house), and most importantly, what will bring the most value to the everyone’s restaurant experience on the go forward.
We could discuss all of this here. Instead, I invite you to speak to The Spoon about your restaurant tech innovation this summer at The Spoon’s Restaurant Tech Summit, which will be held virtually on August 17th.
If you think you’re the next Olo, want to completely stop the drive-thru, or have a robot mannequin to track food waste, The Spoon would like to hear from you. Tell us about it by applying for the Spoons Restaurant Tech Innovator Showcase, which will take place as part of the aforementioned Restaurant Tech Summit.
The Spoon team and the panel of catering experts will choose the 10 most interesting teams, creating new innovative and potentially revolutionary products. These 10 companies will then have the opportunity to give a four-minute speech about their company which will be presented as part of the main stage of the event.
Some general guidelines apply. Companies must be in an early stage, with fewer than 10 employees and less than $ 1 million in funding / investment. Businesses should also have a real technology product (software, hardware, etc.)
Your speech will be seen by the attendees of the Restaurant Tech Summit and your company will be covered by The Spoon.
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San Francisco Permanently Limits Restaurant Delivery Rates – San Francisco, California voted to permanently limit restaurant delivery service rates to 15%. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution.
ResQ Raises $ 7.5 Million for Back-of-House Restaurant Tech – ResQ, whose software platform manages the restaurant’s repair and maintenance business, has raised $ 7.5 million in initial funding, bringing its total funding so far to $ 9 million.
Grubhub and Resorts World Las Vegas Collaborate on New Hotel Concept – Resorts World Las Vegas has announced a partnership with Grubhub for a new mobile ordering service.
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