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Fresh Connect Scales Food-as-Medicine Payment Rails to Four Cards
As food-as-medicine demand hits an inflection point, the infrastructure layer is quietly catching up — and operators so…
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7-Eleven Turns National Donut Day Into a Loyalty Activation Play
Unlimited units at a deep discount, gated behind two loyalty programs — this is a foot-traffic and app-engagement mecha…
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Topgolf Rolls Soccer Menus Across 100+ U.S. Venues
As the global soccer calendar peaks this summer, Topgolf's synchronized menu and experience rollout is a case study in …
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Hormel Posts Six Straight Quarters of Organic Growth
For operators and buyers negotiating supply contracts, Hormel's sustained volume momentum shifts the leverage conversat…
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Pollo Campero Ties Soccer Season to a 5,000-Prize Loyalty Push
With two major tournaments running concurrently, fast-casual brands are racing to own the watch-party occasion. Campero…
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Nature's Miracle Turns Profitable via Debt Deal and Drone Pivot
A $5.0M debt-settlement gain cleaned up the balance sheet. Now the vertical-farming infrastructure play is diversifying…
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Frazil Activates Free-Drink Fridays to Drive C-Store Summer Traffic
The largest U.S. slush brand is using a free-redemption mechanic at convenience retail — a tactic worth watching for an…
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Freddy's Runs 13-Week LTO Cadence to Drive Summer App Traffic
A weekly rotating SKU across drive-thru, dine-in, and mobile app is a loyalty and frequency play operators in every QSR…
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Sysco Earns Newsweek AI Award for Supply Chain and Sales AI
When your largest broadline distributor wins a national AI award, it's time to audit how that intelligence reaches your…
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Passoã Redesigns Bottle as Tropical Liqueur Competition Heats Up
For on-premise buyers and beverage directors, this move is less about aesthetics and more about shelf velocity — and wh…
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Michter's 10 Year Rye Returns—What It Signals for Rye Demand
Kentucky-style rye is closing the gap with bourbon on back bars. Michter's annual 10 Year drop is a useful gauge of how…
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Shipley Do-Nuts Turns One Holiday Into a 4-Week Loyalty Play
A free glazed donut every Friday in June plus a merchandise threshold reward. The structure tells you more about loyalt…