An industry pioneer got outflanked by Silicon Valley rivals, but it gave Chicago tech cred at an important time.

That’s a long time ago,” he said. “I mean, like someone to do something like that, that’s just crazy.” “Really makes you wonder what else he could have done in all those years,” neighbor Christian ...

On this week’s Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss CAVA’s massive third-quarter success, which included a same-store sales increase of 18.1% and 12.9 ...

Plus, Access Group acquires Paytronix, Punchh launches a digital wallet, and a generative AI tool could be a future need for restaurant servers ...

This week, food hall company Wonder announced that it was expanding its foothold in the food delivery business. More ...

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re breaking down Bluesky’s big surge in users, Elon Musk co-leading Trump’s ...

From energy to healthcare, here's a list of other key deals this week:  Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) has reportedly agreed to ...

Just Eat Takeaway is selling Grubhub for a fraction of the billions it spent to buy the U.S. platform just three years ago.

Restaurant tech stocks are up across the board and there’s been a mini boom in M&A and funding rounds, signaling confidence in ...

The Chicago Innovation Awards announced this year’s winners at the UIC Forum — honoring 22 local businesses in the 23rd ...

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