
Is Competition Catching Up to Dutch Bros?
Dutch Bros reports 4.4% systemwide same-store sales growth in Q3, but slows from 5.8% in Q2 and falls below Wall Street expectations.
DoorDash is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 1970. 663 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. - DoorDash has proposed a $17 billion acquisition of Instacart, a grocery‑delivery company [[1bb87d]]. - DoorDash announced a definitive agreement to acquire Instacart’s parent, Maplebear Inc., in a $17 billion deal [[5f3cdd]]. - The deal may face antitrust scrutiny from the FTC, which is already investigating personalized‑pricing practices of delivery firms including DoorDash and Instacart [[f7af34]]. - DoorDash launched DashOS, a platform that links ordering, reservations, loyalty, customer data and marketing for about 80,000 restaurants [[8fcb93]]. - Six restaurant operators using DoorDash Direct saw a 47 % sales boost within the first two months of adoption [[60bff9]]. - Little Caesars piloted autonomous delivery with electric sidewalk robots in three metro markets, partnering with Coco Robotics and DoorDash [[685660]].
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Dutch Bros reports 4.4% systemwide same-store sales growth in Q3, but slows from 5.8% in Q2 and falls below Wall Street expectations.
Huey Magoo's has opened its fifth location in Missouri, marking the brand's 95th location nationwide.

There are some big potential deals in the restaurant industry.

This week, DoorDash dropped a bomb with a $17 billion agreement to acquire the grocery delivery provider Instacart.

DoorDash to acquire Instacart in $17B deal as Q3 revenue climbs 34%
If DoorDash and Instacart come together, what gets better for the operator?

Six restaurants use DoorDash Direct to drive 47% sales growth

The reports of a potential sale sent Instacart’s share price soaring to a new all-time high of more than $57 on Friday.
Pizza Inn debuts Caramel Apple & Pretzel Pizzert for Halloween.

Hungry Howie's Pizza added seven new locations across five states in Q3, marking the next step in the brand's national expansion.

Hungry Howie's opened seven restaurants in the third quarter of 2026, expanding its footprint across South Carolina, Indiana, Michigan, Arizona and Texas, the company has announced in a news release.

More than two decades after Noah Glass first envisioned a digital network connecting restaurants and their customers, the Olo founder and CEO is preparing to bring that idea directly to consumers.

Americans continue to favor classic pizza toppings, but evolving preferences are creating opportunities for operators to experiment with new flavors and styles, according to a report from DoorDash and based on the nearly

The robots are here, and they’re delivering pizzas. That futuristic concept earned Little Caesars the Overall Award for Franchise Operations & Technology Leadership in Franchise Update Media’s 8th Annual Franchise Innovation Awards.

Olo launches an app to compete with third-party delivery services

Domino's new CEO Joe Jordan aims to reignite growth with 0.3 percent US sales increase

Foodservice is a major focus for Ridgeland, Miss.-based Sprint Mart.

AI agents can order pizza from restaurants like Pizza Hut.

Uber buys ezCater for $2.3 billion to expand Uber Eats

ExtraMile recently announced that it has selected Vroom Delivery as its online ordering and delivery partner, giving its more than 1,200 ExtraMile franchisees access to a digital commerce platform built specifically for convenience retail.

A c-store does not necessarily need more traffic to grow foodservice sales.

Scooter’s Coffee needed a better way to manage incoming DoorDash delivery orders, and fast.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at our investigation into closures and layoffs at Crumbl .

DoorDash launches DashOS to connect every restaurant channel for 80,000 restaurants