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title: "Consumer Marketing News, Views, and Reviews: August 2022"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9c2b1ad6-d502-430f-a6ae-6e22381033ff
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/consumer_marketing_news_views_and_reviews_august_2022.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "General"
topics: ["Marketing"]
published: 2022-08-09T10:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:06:44.581Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/6962_plate.jpg
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# Consumer Marketing News, Views, and Reviews: August 2022

**TL;DR:** Chick-fil-A is testing delivery robots in California, Texas, and Florida, while Capriotti's is pilot testing pizza-making robots from Piestro. Jack In The Box has hiked menu prices by 9% as grocery prices soar.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-08-09. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/consumer_marketing_news_views_and_reviews_august_2022.html).*

## Story

Welcome back to our monthly news roundup for franchise consumer marketers. Whether Covid is finally behind us or a late summer surge awaits, the changes it brought are here to stay and businesses will be adjusting for years to come. If you have news items, trends, reports, or studies you think will be useful to CMOs and our other franchise consumer marketing readers looking to navigate the new future, please forward them our way!

And now, the news… …ON THE TECH SIDE Teens 13–17 Have Abandoned Facebook (Pew Study) BeReal Photo-Sharing Platform Called Gen Z’s New Favorite “Anti” Social Media App 3 Ways Your Digital Experience is Lacking – and How To Fix It What’s Next in Drive-Thru Tech Chick-fil-A Tests Delivery Robots in California, Texas, and Florida Capriotti’s Pilot Tests Pizza-Making Robots from Piestro Pod Hyphen’s Automated Restaurant Robotics Makeline Gets Chipotle Funding Bellabot Robot Cat Server Now Helping Customers At Restaurants Across New York City Hubspot Study: The Best Hours for Sending Marketing Emails Google Delays Third-Party Cookie Demise Again, This Time to 2024 …IN THE MARKETS California’s AB 257 (FAST Recovery Act) Threatens Fast Food Restaurants SBA To Distribute Remaining $180 Million Revitalization Money to Restaurants Restaurant Meals Become a Relative Bargain as Grocery Prices Soar Jack In The Box Hikes Menu Prices 9.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- General (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- texas (location)
- Florida (location)
- new york (location)
- California (location)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- Chick-fil-A (company)
- Google (company)
- Chipotle (company)
- Jack in the Box (company)

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/consumer_marketing_news_views_and_reviews_august_2022.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9c2b1ad6-d502-430f-a6ae-6e22381033ff).