Digital guest experience platform Paytronix Systems Inc. released a preliminary analysis of restaurant holiday gift card sales, which suggests a return to normal for some brands and predicts a strong start to 2022. Early indicators show this season finishing slightly ahead of 2019, the last year before the pandemic; but when looking one step deeper, the data suggests…
Groceries to Gourmet, Gopuff Delivered Big in 2021
Fresh new data from Gopuff reveals what consumers ordered on the platform throughout 2021. Not only was it a big year for Gopuff, from strategic acquisitions to international expansions and new vertical launches, it was a busy year for Gopuff customers, as well. In 2021 Gopuff introduced its one-of-a-kind Gopuff experience to some of the…
Parker’s Plans Chick-fil-A, Starbucks and Parker’s Kitchen in New Savannah Location
Parker’s — CStore Decisions’ 2020 Chain of the Year — recently announced plans to open a new location on a 3.4-acre commercial site located at the corner of DeRenne Avenue and White Bluff Road in Savannah, Ga., where it will install a new Chick-fil-A, Starbucks and Parker’s Kitchen. The Parker Cos., which is the parent…
Stewart’s Opens First of 20 New Shops Planned for 2022
A former Blueox location in Hamilton, N.Y., has been remodeled into the latest Stewart’s Shops store. The new shop has a large footprint, inside and out. Outside is plenty parking, outdoor seating and gas pumps. The interior of the shop has a spacious food bar, a beer cave, extra seating and a cone counter for…
TA Express to Convert Broken Wheel Travel Center to Newest Wyoming Location
TravelCenters of America (TA) announced plans to open a new TA Express in Douglas, Wyo., in late 2022. The current Broken Wheel Travel Center will convert to the TA Express brand. TA Express Douglas will be located on I-25 between Cheyenne, Wyo., and Billings, Mo. Amenities will include gasoline with 10 fueling positions, truck diesel…
Biden Seeks to Bolster Meat, Poultry Supply Chain
In July, President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy to create a fairer, more resilient and more dynamic economy. The meat and poultry processing sector is a textbook example, the White House said in a new statement, with lack of competition hurting consumers, producers and our economy. Four…
Neon Marketplace Opens New Rhode Island Store
Neon Marketplace announced the opening of its new 5,500-square-foot location in Warwick, R.I., which also features 900 square feet of outdoor seating with heat lamps. The marketplace offers a full menu of fresh, on-the-go food and beverage items, such as artisan-style pizza prepared in an 800-degree brick oven, hot and cold grinders, burgers and chicken sandwiches,…
Quorn Foods USA Appoints New VP Foodservice
Quorn Foods USA, a leader in meatless protein solutions to both retail and foodservice, has appointed Kevin Eiden as its vice president of foodservice. Eiden is a foodservice leader with deep expertise in building high performing teams to deliver transformational growth across the industry. In his new role at Quorn Foods, Eiden will be responsible…
Annual Report Tracks 2021’s Top Delivery Trends
DoorDash’s recently released, third-annual Deep Dish Report checks in on popular food and other trends across the globe over the past year using DashPass and DoorDash order data. Notably, french fries came in at No. 1 on the top-ordered food list. DoorDash saw an increase in a variety of different fries, including cilantro lime fries…
GetGo Donates $10,000 to Toys for Tots
GetGo Café + Market and its customers raised $10,000 for the U.S Marine Corps’ annual Toys for Tots holiday campaign. For the second year in a row, GetGo donated a portion of the proceeds from any order of tots during November to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots. “Our customers responded so enthusiastically to last…