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BENCHMARK REPORT: THE MOST EFFECTIVE LOYALTY & PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES
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INTRODUCING LUNCHBOX 2.0
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CASE STUDY: HOW FIREHOUSE SUBS CREATED A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH DIGITAL EXPERIENCE
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ARTICLE • CATERING
Food at Work is Back: How to Win Corporate Catering Business
RESTAURANT GUIDE • TECHNOLOGY
Guide: How To Optimize Your Menu and Tech for Catering Growth
ARTICLE • INDUSTRY LIST
Solving Menu Management for Enterprise Restaurants
ARTICLE • INDUSTRY LIST
TOP 30 HOTTEST RESTAURANT BRANDS 2023 LIST
EBOOK • RESTAURANT SUCCESS
E-Book: How Maman Grew Per Location Sales By 69% Year-Over-Year
CASE STUDY • INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Torchy's Tacos sees 15%+ increase in per location orders
ARTICLE • MARKETING
5 Strategies To Scale Personalization Across Restaurant and Guest Communications
EBOOK • RESTAURANT SUCCESS
E-Book: 4 Steps to Maximize Your Restaurant’s Catering Solution
EBOOK • RESTAURANT SUCCESS
Firehouse Subs Case Study: Exceeding Guests' Expectations
CASE STUDY • EMAIL MARKETING
Case Study: How GD Salads Generated 4.5x ROI on Ad Spend
RESTAURANT ARTICLE • RESTAURANT CATERING
Restaurant Catering Trends and the State of Office Workers Today
ARTICLE • INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Top 30 Women in Food 2023
ARTICLE • INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
How To Calculate Restaurant Labor Cost In 2023
ARTICLE • MARKETING
How To Respond To Bad Reviews About Restaurants
ARTICLE • INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
What Is A Commissary Kitchen?
STUDIO PLAYBOOK • RESTAURANT MARKETING
Q1 Studio Drop Playbook 2023
ARTICLE • MARKETING
Restaurant Brand Guide: Ideas and Inspiration for 2023
ARTICLE • MARKETING
Restaurant Marketing Strategies to Drive Revenue in 2023
ARTICLE • PAID ADVERTISING
Maximize Restaurant Earnings: The Power of Paid Advertising
ARTICLE • RESTAURANT HOLIDAYS
Restaurant Guide to 2023 Food Holidays
CASE STUDY • EMAIL MARKETING
Case Study: How Holey Grail Converts 8% of Contacts with Email Automations
RESTAURANT GUIDE • EMAIL MARKETING
Restaurant Guide: Email Marketing to Win Back Lost Guests
RESTAURANT GUIDE • TECHNOLOGY
Guide to Top Converting Restaurant Email Campaigns
ARTICLE • MARKETING
Choosing the Best Restaurant Online Ordering System in 2023
CHATGPT ARTICLE • CHATGPT AND AI
ChatGPT and AI for Restaurants: 9 Top Ways to Use AI to Grow Revenue
ARTICLE • TECHNOLOGY
Choosing the Best Restaurant POS System in 2023
ARTICLE • TECHNOLOGY
Choosing the Best Kitchen Management Software in 2023
RESTAURANT GUIDE • TECHNOLOGY
Benchmark Report: The Most Effective Restaurant Promotional Strategies
ARTICLE • MARKETING
Best Restaurant Website Designs: Examples for Success in 2023
ARTICLE • FINANCE + METRICS
25+ Restaurant Industry Customer Statistics You Must Know for 2023
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Lunchbox launches free online ordering system for independents

Launch of Lunchbox SMB
Lunchbox's $50 million series B deck

Review frow TC editor, Haje Jan Kamps, on Lunchbox's Series B pitch deck
Meals in the metaverse a new frontier for restaurants?

Nabeel Alamgir sits down for an interview with Kate Rogers to talk about the future of restaurants in the metaverse.
Launchbox Launches Sustainabiliy Zine

Lunchbox announces the launch of Lunchbox Zine, a new print publication that's addressing the latest issues happening in the food and restaurant industry. It will be the first produced and printed publication from the Lunchbox Publishing House.
Lunchbox launches order integration tool

Lunchbox announces the launch of Lunchbox Rails, the first advanced all-in-one integrations system for managing third-party online ordering built for operators. The company also unveiled the Lunchbox Scholarship Fund - a new program that provides financial support to workers in the restaurant industry who are interested in furthering their education.
How Can Restaurants Win Repeat Customers?

Nabeel Alamgir attends the Food on Demand Conference in Vegas and announces the launch of Lunchbox Rails.
Papa Gino's Partners with Lunchbox Enhacincing Guest Experinece

Lunchbox announced that each of its products have been selected as a digital partner by Papa Gino’s.
Lunchbox raises $50M with contributions from Sweetgreen, DoorDash execs

Lunchbox, a collection of modern and creative online ordering solutions for enterprise restaurant chains and ghost kitchens, today announced the closing of a $50 million Series B funding round led by Coatue with participation from existing investors Primary and 645 Ventures as well as executives from DoorDash, Sweetgreen, and &pizza.
Lunchbox launches website as part of rebranding

Lunchbox unveiled an updated logo, visual identity and website.
Lunchbox buys online restaurant marketplace Spread

Lunchbox is buying small online restaurant marketplace Spread as it looks to build a more restaurant-friendly version of giant aggregators like DoorDash and Grubhub.
C3 Partners with Lunchbox on Citizens Go App

C3’s newest culinary community now comes with an app focused on generating first-party orders. The operator of more than 200 ghost kitchens and brick-and-mortar restaurants partnered with Lunchbox to create the Citizens Go mobile app, allowing customers to order food for pickup directly from their ghost kitchen, bypassing third-party marketplaces.
Some NYC Restaurants Tire of Forking Over Delivery-App Fees

In recent years, New York City restaurants have complained about the fees that third-party ordering and delivery platforms, such as Grubhub and DoorDash, charge them. Those concerns have only escalated during the pandemic, when dining spots have become more dependent on meals to go for their financial survival.
How This Founder Is Helping Restaurants Reclaim Their Power

If there's one thing that makes Nabeel Alamgir fume, it's watching eateries pay exorbitant fees to tech companies. In an industry known for razor-thin margins even in ideal circumstances, third-party platforms like GrubHub and Uber Eats can charge commissions of 15 to 30 percent per transaction.
Former Bareburger CMO launches NotGrubhub

Former NYC restaurant operators have launched a website to drive guests to restaurants only offering first-party ordering.
Lunchbox raises $20M to help restaurants build their own ordering experiences

With many restaurants forced to rely entirely on the delivery and takeout business during the pandemic, there’s been a lot of discussion about whether the industry can survive while paying hefty fees to delivery platforms like Uber Eats and Grubhub.