McDonald’s to Sell Digital Startup Dynamic Yield to Mastercard Scott Marlette Dec 21, 2021 McDonald’s Corp. MCD 0.88% said it will sell a digital startup it acquired nearly…
Wendy’s Envisions AI-Rich Apps With New Google Cloud Deal Scott Marlette Oct 12, 2021 Wendy’s Co. plans to tap data analytics and artificial intelligence to speed up drive-through orders and home deliveries,…
DoorDash Introduces Search-Page Ads for Restaurants Scott Marlette Oct 12, 2021 DoorDash Inc. has started selling restaurant ads that appear atop the search results in its app, as companies in the largely…
Big Tech Companies Amass Property Holdings During Covid-19 Pandemic Scott Marlette Sep 28, 2021 The biggest U.S. companies are sitting on record piles of cash. They are getting paid next to nothing for holding it, and they are running out of ways to…
McDonald’s Starts Making Self-Service Easier for Blind Diners Scott Marlette Sep 20, 2021 McDonald’s Corp. is upgrading some of its self-service kiosks to make them more accessible to blind people.Company-owned…
Amid the Labor Shortage, Robots Step in to Make the French Fries Scott Marlette Aug 7, 2021 In a White Castle just southeast of Chicago, the 100-year-old purveyor of fast food has played host for the past year to an unusual, and unusually…
Big Apple Takes Bite Out of Food Delivery Scott Marlette Aug 2, 2021 The New York City Council has long had a bone to pick with food delivery platform Grubhub. During the pandemic, that animus seems to extend to…
The Pizza Delivery Guy Will Be a Robot at Many Campuses This Fall Scott Marlette Jul 7, 2021 Delivery company Grubhub Inc. plans to roll out food-delivering robots across U.S. college campuses from this fall, as automation grows in a sector…
Short-Staffed Restaurants Prop Up Table Service With Technology Scott Marlette Jun 30, 2021 Casual-dining chains are leaning on technology to make the sit-down restaurant experience more automated for guests and more streamlined for busy…
WSJ News Exclusive | McDonald’s Hit by Data Breach Scott Marlette Jun 11, 2021 McDonald’s Corp. MCD 1.35% said hackers stole some data from its systems in…