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Joe Guszkowski

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Joe Guszkowski

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Financing

How Red Lobster got in over its head

Leadership problems, a tough economy and all-you-can eat shrimp have brought the nation's biggest full-service seafood chain to the brink of rock bottom.

Technology

ASAP delivery service files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

The small company formerly known as Waitr ended its operations Tuesday. It had been struggling to compete with larger delivery players for years.

Technology

Restaurant tech M&A is heating up again

Technology firms are consolidating as they look to offer restaurants more features in one box. Here are six deals from Q1.

Technology

Here's where Gen Z wants restaurants to spend their tech dollars

Mobile ordering, paid reservations and, yes, dynamic pricing, are in demand among younger diners, according to a new report from the National Restaurant Association.

Technology

DoorDash hires leaders from Standard AI to help grow its AI voice product

Standard AI CEO Jordan Fisher and co-founders Brandon Ogle and Daniel Fischetti are joining the delivery company as it makes a bigger push into artificial intelligence.

Technology

ChowNow acquires digital order integrator Cuboh

The online ordering provider for independent restaurants is also laying off a reported 30 people as it absorbs the Cuboh team.

Technology

How Nimbus is succeeding where ghost kitchens failed

The shared-kitchen startup has limited its focus to providing kitchen space for a variety of food businesses, leaving the technology to others. The simplified approach has yielded profits and growth.

Leadership

BJ's agrees to listen to another activist investor

The casual-dining chain will take input from PW Partners on how to boost shareholder value. In exchange, PW will withdraw two board nominees.

Financing

Benihana deal makes The One Group one to watch in full-service dining

Acquiring the 86-unit teppanyaki chain will make the owner of STK and Kona Grill a $1 billion company. And it's just the beginning of an ambitious long-term growth plan.

Financing

STK parent One Group to acquire Benihana owner for $365M

The deal for Safflower Holdings, which also includes the RA Sushi brand, will nearly triple One’s footprint to 168 locations worldwide.

Technology

Tech outages at Panera and McDonald's show the perils of digitization

Tech Check: As the industry gets more high-tech, crashes and cyberattacks will become more common. Restaurants should be taking steps to manage their risks.

Workforce

Seattle may walk back wage hike for delivery drivers

Drivers for third-party delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats say their earnings have plummeted since the $26.40 hourly minimum wage went into effect.

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