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McDonald’s Partners With IBM To Fast Track Its Automated Drive-Thrus

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After testing automated, AI-powered drive-thru technology at select restaurants this past spring, McDonald’s now is looking to ramp up the tech.

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Starbucks Works To Smooth Operations With New Equipment, Floor Design

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Starbucks announced investments in new equipment, better floor design and continued work at the Tryer Center that, combined, aim to reduce complexity in the stores, make shifts easier for employees and improve the customer experience.

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Clipper Corp. Taps Industry Veteran as New Senior Vice President

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The supplier of professional kitchen accessories and restaurant supplies has named Stuart Sharp senior vice president of the foodservice division.

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Fuzzy’s Taco Shop’s Parent Company Forms Group To Acquire More Brands

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NRD Capital, the parent company to Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, has formed a new platform company that’s looking to acquire more concepts in the food and beverage space.

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Vulcan To Open Interactive Center of Excellence

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Soon, Vulcan customers will be able to get even more hands-on with the manufacturer’s products.

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Restaurant Traffic and Sales Improve After Four Slower Weeks

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The restaurant industry had the best week it’s had in four weeks, according to Black Box Financial Intelligence’s latest Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse.

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Greenwald Sales and Marketing To Represent Front of the House

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Greenwald Sales and Marketing is now representing Front of the House.

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Restaurant Job Growth Stalls After Increasing Most of the Year

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For the first seven months of the year, the restaurant industry saw gains of nearly 200,000 jobs a month, but that growth appears to have leveled off in August and September.

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El Pollo Loco’s Former CEO Moves to Zaxby’s

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After resigning from El Pollo Loco as CEO earlier this month, Bernard Acoca has landed a new executive position as CEO of Zaxby’s.

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TGI Fridays Rolls Out Digital Brand Krispy Rice, With More To Come

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TGI Fridays is betting on digital brands. Last month, the restaurant rolled out the virtual brand Krispy Rice in Orange County, Calif., and Maryland, and it’s not stopping there.

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New Wing-Frying Robot Is Headed to Buffalo Wild Wings

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Brands like White Castle and CaliBurger have been getting assistance on their burger and fry lines from robots, and now Buffalo Wild Wings will be getting help from a new iteration of the technology that’s entering the market to help cook chicken wings.

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IFMA Names New CEO

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The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association has tapped industry veteran Phil Kafarakis as its new president and CEO.

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