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Vertiports, Rest Tech Layoffs and Amazon back in the Restaurant Game?
ll these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology and off premise food in our round up of the last week’s hot news stories - subscribe today to the Monday Minute and register at www.learn.delivery for more bonus content.

Articles mentioned in the video:
1. Layoffs affecting the Restaurant Tech World
https://bit.ly/3AV7u0l
Related news articles:
Insider: https://bit.ly/3INo4Bo
Nextbite:
ChowNow: https://tcrn.ch/3oeni6E
Chowbotics: https://bit.ly/3orUWq1

2. Grubhub and Amazon
https://prn.to/3o9ZyRk

3. Food inflation prices: Food at Home vs. Away from Home
https://bit.ly/3RFY0Mh

4. Vertiports and the world of Drone Delivery Infrastructure
https://bit.ly/3o9z8iw

5. WowBao and Vending Machines
https://bit.ly/3zbLeOB

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30-minute free online ordering, QR Code Menus' future, and a restaurant lowering their prices? All these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology and off premise food in our round up of the last week’s hot news stories - subscribe today to the Monday Minute and register at www.learn.delivery for more bonus content.
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Articles mentioned in the video:

Sweetgreen adds challenges to its app
https://bit.ly/3I9LoIY
starts at 01:15

Tablz Funding
https://bit.ly/3nDiHuO
starts at 04:05

Customers don't like QR Codes?
https://bit.ly/3nD862I
starts at 06:43

Mighty Quinns lowering prices
https://bit.ly/3afIR3p
https://bit.ly/3uiN2m8
starts at 09:49

Lunchbox goes free for independents
https://bit.ly/3ulKZNW
starts at 12:16

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Panera's digital-only restaurant, Underground delivery, and is sous vide the answer to virtual brand success. All these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology and off premise food in our round up of the last week’s hot news stories - subscribe today to the Monday Minute and register at www.learn.delivery for more bonus content.

Articles mentioned in the video:
Wonder - restaurant delivery service gets $350M Series B funding 
https://bit.ly/3zKYTNh
starts at 00:42

The largest Sous Vide company in the world gets $250M in funding.
https://bit.ly/3tLFrvY
starts at 02:30

The Panera - a digital only restaurant
https://bit.ly/3N2JB9G
starts at 04:49

Pipedream is talking about piping burritos to our homes. 
https://apple.co/3OqYyTQ
starts at 06:16

Deliver B4/ Skipcart partnership opening up new cheaper access to driver fleets
https://bit.ly/3OnDIol
starts at 08:27
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Doordash data on 1PD adoption, what drives customers mad about delivery and a virtual brand marketplace.
All these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology and off premise food in our round up of the last week’s hot news stories - subscribe today to the Monday Minute and register at www.learn.delivery for more bonus content.

Articles mentioned in the video:
Doordash study shows 3rd party platforms returning to popularity through their State of Online Ordering Report
https://bit.ly/3x799fK
starts at 00:38

Delivery is growing: Bloomberg second measure
https://bit.ly/3MeZiu1
starts at: 05:00

Thanx and Tattle point out Operational dissatisfaction with delivery
https://bit.ly/3asfJFP
starts at 07:39

Food costs - the only way is up - but what about tips?
https://bit.ly/3tgX2M2
https://bit.ly/38QGiV1
starts at 10:28 

Deliverect marketplace opens up for virtual brands
https://bit.ly/3NR3cdC
starts at 11:23

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Why 41% of independent restaurants are using virtual brands, False Bananas and food supply challenges, Toast trends and Wow Bao's Bao Bucks.
All these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology and off premise food in our round up of the last week’s hot news stories - subscribe today to the Monday Minute and register at www.learn.delivery for more bonus content.

Articles mentioned in the video:
41% of independents are using virtual brands
https://bit.ly/3lyP6l3
starts at 0:01:44

Food supply challenges reshaping how we may eat in 30 yrs
https://bbc.in/3tdQvlt
starts at 0:05:16

Toast trends report
https://bit.ly/3sPSuvI
starts at0:07:20

Wow Bao and Paytronix announce rewards deal 
https://bit.ly/3MGafpd
starts at 0:09:00

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Chipotle, Chick Fil-A, and Panera sees 60-70% orders through their direct channel, DoorDash released their Q1 results, Nextbite releases financial consolidation support, Reef lays off 5% of their workforce, and Sweetgreen released their Q1 results and what you can learn from them. All these headlines and more represent our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology and off premise food in our round up of the last week’s hot news stories - subscribe today to the Monday Minute and register at www.learn.delivery for more bonus content.

Articles mentioned in the video:
Food on Demand data session highlights customers choose a preferred ordering lane with Chipotle, Chick Fill’s and Panera seeing 60-70% orders going through their direct 1st party channel. 
https://bit.ly/3vUWX2i  starts at 00:32

DoorDash Q1 results
https://yhoo.it/3yk1Wvb  starts at 03:07

Nextbite releases financial consolidation support.
https://bit.ly/3LYk7uk starts at 07:17

Reef lays off 5% of its workforce
https://bit.ly/3wxky8z  starts at 09:29

Sweetgreen Q1 results
https://bit.ly/3FtB5y9 starts at 10:47

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Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories.

Articles mentioned:
Chipotle VC fund up and running
https://bit.ly/3rMwaTc

How are consumer's reacting to higher prices?
https://bit.ly/3k9kBBo

Will Just Eat sell GrubHub  a year on from its acquisition?
https://bit.ly/3KfdNge

The Bored Ape NFT restaurant opens
https://lat.ms/36GNaDj

Investment continues into Choco  a wholesale supply software business
https://bit.ly/37KvMOi

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Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories.

Articles mentioned:

Thanx acquire Zero Store Front
https://bit.ly/3rebSlB

Sodexo on Monday announced three off-premise initiatives targeted at college campuses. 
https://bit.ly/38FrQ1E

Investments in Food Tech continue
https://bit.ly/35Yhlp3
https://bit.ly/375gtzz

The latest news on labor and the Great Resignation Effect
https://bit.ly/3joaQPx
https://bit.ly/3upFgqJ

Chipotle is testing radio-frequency identification technology
https://bit.ly/3E0jVr2

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Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories.

Articles mentioned:
Dine Brands very positive towards Virtual Brands.
https://cnb.cx/3Dfb6cT

Zomato and 10 min delivery
https://bit.ly/3qGIeF9

Dangerous levels of PFAS in to-go packaging?
https://bit.ly/3uveRqt

Applebees and Sweetgreen to follow the Chipotlane lead.
https://yhoo.it/3qCH79F
https://bit.ly/3IHjUt3

BurgerFi partnering with GoPuff.
https://bit.ly/3iGTNrD

Support the show

🔔 Subscribe to The Digital Restaurant Podcast and follow us on YouTube for more episodes that combine the love of food with the latest in technology. Your next restaurant tech adventure starts here!

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Check out our thoughts and views on the world of restaurants, technology, and off-premise food in our round-up of some of last week's hot news stories.

Articles mentioned:
BUYK & Fridge No More SHUT DOWN
https://cnn.it/3tSNxlQ

Congress has dashed any chance of the RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION FUND restarting.
https://bit.ly/3IfHKfm

GAS PRICE AFFECTING GIG DRIVERS
https://bit.ly/3i9EfMw
https://abc7ne.ws/3q2yLHY

Many nay-sayers think healthy food and international cuisine is a coastal elite thing and will never be more than a niche.  Restaurants should take note of what’s happening in CPG and Grocery.
A. Variety seekers, sugar avoiders drive sparkling water category. Sparkling water has bubbled over with growth and interest from consumers in recent years. Sales of flavored sparkling water grew 24% between 2020 and 2021, according to data from Nielsen, with the category expected to experience annual growth of nearly 13% through 2028.
https://bit.ly/3i4QDO3

B. Consumer interest in probiotics is growing far beyond yogurt, survey finds. Research from Chr. Hansen shows opportunity for food manufacturers to expand the microorganisms to new categories and dayparts — and to educate about their benefits.
https://bit.ly/3MLlHAy

C. Major US retailers indicate they will expand seafood space in stores as sales surge. Seafood sales at US supermarkets are being driven by a new superconsumer.
https://bit.ly/3q2MVca

D. Weee has raised $425 million in new funding from a group of investors led by Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the ethnic e-grocer announced on Monday. The company said th

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