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Tech Tracker: How digital tech is capitalizing on the hot restaurant reservations market
Tock and Google now offer experience reservations; Diibs launches as a platform for bidding on last-minute reservations
July 29, 2021
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In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Nation's Restaurant News articles, Congress introduces ENTRÉE Act to add $60 billion to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund ranked as the week’s top story. Currently, restaurant operators are awaiting the replenishment of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund after 64% of eligible applicants were not funded by the original $28.6 billion legislation. Among other stories in this week’s gallery:
Mario Batali, Joseph Bastianich, B&B Hospitality to pay $600,000 in settlement of sexual harassment claims;
Restaurants and delivery providers shoot to score with customers in new sports tie-ins; and
The 25 fastest-growing restaurant chains in America by domestic systemwide sales.
In other news, here are the 25 fastest-growing restaurant chains in America by unit count, new items from Applebee’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and Fazoli’s and Subway fields team of sports legends for new ad campaign.
Other top stories:
McDonald’s sets diversity goals with largest suppliers;
Anil Yadav’s ‘entrepreneur mindset’ drew him to acquire Taco Cabana; and
Nicholas Perkins has a plan to re-establish Fuddruckers as gourmet burger leader.