2024 Tech & Digital Trends in Restaurant & Retail: Part 1
There is no new normal and innovation will continue to advance at lightning speed.
Tag: Sweetgreen
Investors See Tough Times Ahead for Fast Casuals
It’s difficult to project how the fast-casual industry will perform in a recession. The current version of the industry hasn’t really seen one. To be sure, the fast-casual concept predates the financial crisis of the …
Middle-Tier Restaurants Threatened as Industry Bifurcates
Middle-tier restaurants would be wise to alter their business models amid raging inflation and predictions of a recession later this year.
What is the Net Value of Restaurant Subscription Services?
More quick service restaurants (QSRs) are rolling out subscription services in the new year to leverage the pandemic pivot towards mobile ordering and remain top of mind with consumers. Throughout the month of January, Sweetgreen …
Analysis: Assessing Sweetgreen’s Unique Business Model, Ahead of IPO
Sweetgreen, the quick-serve salad chain out to take advantage of consumer interest in sustainability, this week became the latest restaurant chain to file for an initial public offering. And, experts say the move couldn’t come …
Robotics Emerging in Food Industry as Labor Shortage Persists
Are robots about to take over? A quick glance at headlines recently makes one wonder. Elon Musk recently unveiled plans for life-like humanoid robots designed to take over “boring” work from humans, for instance. Though …