Weekly Roundup: Small Business Association Chops Revitalization Fund
Here’s your weekly roundup of tech related news pulled from various restaurant industry sites around the web for July 5-11, 2021.
Small Business Association Chops Revitalization Fund
Restaurant Business Magazine is reporting the Small Business Association is shutting down its grant program for helping restaurants survive the pandemic, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The program is set to end on July 14.
The agency said it will hold onto the applications in the off-chance Congress allocates additional dollars and pledged to process those requests in the order in which they were received. But the program will be “disabled” July 14, meaning applications will no longer be accepted or handled otherwise. You can read more here.
Cracker Barrel Goes From Country Store to High-Tech
Cracker Barrel restaurants are going completely high-tech with contactless ordering and payments at all 660 of its locations according to the Wall Street Journal.
Cracker Barrel’s eat-in customers can pay for their meals through an app on their phones and tablets at all of the company’s restaurants.
The financial news organization is also reporting technology is becoming a major factor in many restaurant chains. You can read more here.
Grubhub Adding Robots to College Campus Delivery
Grubhub has partnered with autonomous vehicle developer Yandex Self-Driving Group for robot delivery, according to Restaurant Dive. The initial rollout will be at select college campuses starting in the fall of 2021.
Grubhub partners with 250 college campuses and offers free membership programs to students. Offering robot delivery across college campuses will help Grubhub reach more students, which have the ability to integrate their meal plans directly into a Grubhub account to access restaurants both on- and off-campus for delivery or pickup. You can read more here.
