food and beverage

New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol Brings Innovative Track Record to QSR Environment
New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol Brings Innovative Track Record to QSR Environment
August 13, 2024  |  Personnel

Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol will take over as CEO of Starbucks Sept. 9, and he has the support of Starbucks founder and Chairman Emeritus Howard...

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Contextual Commerce Drives Omnichannel Engagement for Emerging Alcohol Brands
Contextual Commerce Drives Omnichannel Engagement for Emerging Alcohol Brands
August 13, 2024  |  Retail

As alcoholic beverage brands look for ways to capture consumers’ attention and spending in the digital world, Purity Distillery sees contextual commerce help build these...

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Cost-Conscious Consumers’ Demand for Discounts Fuels Digital Growth Across Retail
Cost-Conscious Consumers’ Demand for Discounts Fuels Digital Growth Across Retail
August 12, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As consumers’ ongoing financial concerns drive them to seek deals and promotions, brands across retail categories are seeing increased engagement with their loyalty programs. Sportswear...

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Social Commerce Shoppers Pick Instagram for Apparel, TikTok for Beauty
Social Commerce Shoppers Pick Instagram for Apparel, TikTok for Beauty
August 09, 2024  |  Social Commerce

As consumers begin to adopt social media channels to make purchases, PYMNTS Intelligence found which apps shoppers are turning to for different kinds of retail...

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Grubhub VP Says in-App Wallet Could Boost Average Check
Grubhub VP Says in-App Wallet Could Boost Average Check
August 09, 2024  |  Aggregators

As aggregators look to drive spending despite consumers’ belt-tightening behaviors, Grubhub is using new digital features to drive up check sizes. The company announced earlier...

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Wendy’s Purchasing Co-op to Deploy Palantir’s AI-Powered Supply Chain Solutions
Wendy’s Purchasing Co-op to Deploy Palantir’s AI-Powered Supply Chain Solutions
August 07, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Wendy’s Quality Supply Chain Co-op (QSCC), a purchasing cooperative that services more than 6,400 Wendy’s restaurants in the United States and Canada, teamed with Palantir...

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Kickfin Teams With Shift4 to Automate Restaurant Tip Payments
Kickfin Teams With Shift4 to Automate Restaurant Tip Payments
August 06, 2024  |  ResTech

Tip management software company Kickfin integrated with Shift4’s restaurant point-of-sale solution SkyTab. The integration lets restaurants using SkyTab automatically determine tip pools or shares and...

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How Technology With a Side of Service Is Shaping Restaurant Loyalty
How Technology With a Side of Service Is Shaping Restaurant Loyalty
August 06, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Shifts in consumer behavior and advancements in technology are transforming the restaurant industry. The evolving landscape of loyalty and engagement is also a trend to...

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Budget-Strapped Shoppers Splurge on Small-Ticket Items, Scrimp on Major Purchases
Budget-Strapped Shoppers Splurge on Small-Ticket Items, Scrimp on Major Purchases
August 05, 2024  |  Retail

This week in paycheck-to-paycheck shopping news, retail brands are sharing that consumers are becoming less cautious in their spending on small purchases such as groceries,...

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