In-depth pieces from our analyst team — the operations, market shifts, technology bets, and people decisions shaping food service.

India’s enterprise AI market is projected to grow from $11 Bn in 2025 to $71 Bn by 2030, fuelled by adoption across sectors such as BFSI, manufacturing, healthcare, education and agriculture.

Amazon’s AI Gameplan For Sellers After consumers, Amazon is now moving AI to the seller side. The ecommerce major is rolling out a 24/7 AI assistant for its 1.7 Mn Indian merchants to streamline catalogue creation, inventory planning and ads.

At least seven times during FirstCry’s March-quarter earnings call, the company returned to a familiar theme: rationalisation. Competition, the management suggested, was behaving irrationally. Discounting in key categories was irrational. Pricing pressures were irrational.

For Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart, much of the post-pandemic era was spent persuading urban Indians to prioritise convenience over value, with groceries delivered in minutes serving as their biggest differentiator.

Investments in the Indian startup ecosystem continued to pick up momentum in the second week of June. Twenty five startups raised $242.6 Mn between June 8 and June 12, marking a near 30% uptick from $187.4 Mn raised across 21 deals last week.

Texas remains one of Pepper Lunch’s most important growth markets.

The Island Resort at Fort Walton Beach is excited to announce the opening of Sea Oats Kitchen & Bar today, June 10, a reimagined dining destination replacing the resort’s former Coastal Kitchen.

bb.q Chicken sees significant opportunity in the Midwest. Korean culture continues to build in America. Andrew Lee, bb.q Chicken’s general manager, U.S. business development division, has definitely seen it across his six-and-a-half years at the growing chain.

That window between a first and second visit is where most customer relationships start to fray. Most small businesses think they lose customers because of pricing. But really, silence is what drives them away.

As America welcomes the world for a summer of soccer, PrimoHoagies is helping fans celebrate with a special game day offer in support of the United States national team.

Hyatt Centric Park City appoints Cristobal Sibaja Aragon as executive chef of Escala Provisions Company, the property’s signature restaurant located just steps from Park City’s mountain trails and outdoor adventure.

Our Conversations series from the National Restaurant Association Show continues with Joel Bulger, CEO of multi-brand fast-casual platform WOWorks.

Spread Bagelry, the dynamic Philadelphia-born bagel brand known for its kettle-boiled, honey water bagels baked in wood-fired ovens, announced the promotion of John Gonzalez to Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Angela Yochem has spent her career at the intersection of technology and transformation, but what continues to drive her is something more human: the power of innovation to reshape how people experience the world around them.

Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced the opening of its third restaurant in The Sunflower State, located at 2600 N. Rock Road in Derby.

The wait is over. Huey Magoo’s – the fast-casual brand famous for its bold flavors and hand-crafted chicken tenders, is bringing its fan-favorite tenders to Hialeah marking its third restaurant in Miami-Dade County.

NSE-listed E2E Networks’ stock made its debut on BSE’s Mainboard exchange today post securing the necessary approvals from the exchanges.