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Restaurant Fundraising: With Investment Crowdfunding, Your Customers Become Your Investors

A growing number of restaurateurs are using investment crowdfunding platforms to raise capital, empowering customers to become investors.

Building a 100% Contactless Automated Restaurant: Q&A With Brooklyn Dumpling Shop’s Stratis Morfogen

We chat with New York restaurateur Stratis Morfogen about his tech-forward Brooklyn Dumpling Shop concept and why he thinks a modern automat system is the future for QSR and beyond.

3 Keys to Running a Successful Ghost Kitchen, According to GhostU

John Meyer of GhostU, a Masterclass-style ghost kitchen learning program, shares how to build a profitable virtual restaurant.

The Future of Autonomous Restaurants with Hyper Food Robotics

Hyper Food Robotics co-founder and CEO Udi Shamai shares how his fully automated pizza operation runs, plus the role he sees automation playing in the future of the restaurant industry.

How Do Robotic Waiters Work & Are They Right for Your Restaurant?

A look at how a robo-waiter works, average pricing, pros and cons of using one, and more.

How Bite Ninja is Helping Restaurants Leverage Remote Workers to Ease Staffing Challenges

The new technology platform is helping restaurants connect with remote workers to fill drive-through and counter service shifts.

This App is Helping Restaurants Monetize Food Surplus and Curb Food Waste

Global app Too Good to Go is helping restaurants profit from surplus and fight food waste in the process. Here’s how it works.

How This Organization Strives to Normalize Mental Health Conversations Among Restaurant Workers

Founded in 2017, Heard runs weekly mental health and wellness support sessions, designed specifically for restaurant industry workers.

This Organization Sends Financial Support Directly to Restaurant Industry Workers’ Pockets

Founded in 2015, the Southern Smoke Foundation serves as an industry safety net, distributing more than $10 million directly to people in the food and beverage industry so far.

This Nonprofit Provides Financial Relief When Restaurant Employees Face a Family Crisis

Nonprofit CORE provides grants to restaurant employees with children in times of crisis. Here's how it works.

This Company is Helping Restaurants Offer Healthcare Benefits at Just $3 per Month

Oyster Sunday's benefits program gives foodservice professionals access to preventive care, mental health, family planning services, and more at discounted rates.

8 Restaurants Share Their Top Technology Game Changers

Restaurant operators and managers nationwide share their favorite technology solutions.