In the early days of Microsoft, Bill Gates and Paul Allen were so focused on getting their software company up and running, the notion of stopping to eat a proper… Read More
Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday rescinded a pandemic-related restriction that limited fees charged to restaurants by delivery companies as Washington state prepares for its June 30 reopening. The proclamation, which went… Read More
On a normal weekday in the South Lake Union neighborhood, Seattle’s busiest tech hub is bustling with foot, bike and car traffic as workers shuffle between buildings at Amazon, Facebook,… Read More
Restaurant management platform developer Toast today announced a $115 million investment that values the company at $1.4 billion. T. Rowe Price Associates led the round, which included participation from Tiger… Read More
Rob Glaser is well aware that restaurants make for risky investments. “There’s two arguments,” he told GeekWire. “One, they have a very high failure rate, which is true. The second… Read More
Otto Robotics, a stealthy startup that’s working on automated systems to make and deliver food, has raised $1.5 million in a private equity offering. That report comes in a Securities and… Read More
MOD Pizza chain has raised a fresh $42 million round, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and PWP Growth Equity. Last year, MOD Pizza raised $40 million from PWP… Read More
Another reservation platform is launching in Seattle on Monday. Resy is partnering with a handful of Seattle-area restaurants that will use the company’s app and operating system, which lets customers make reservations… Read More
Restaurants want to focus on making good food and pleasing customers. But given rapid changes in the payments industry, owners must also now pay attention to new technologies that are… Read More
Cash and credit cards are so last year. Kirkland-based Viableware today announced a partnership with PayPal, allowing customers to make purchases with PayPal at restaurants using the company’s handheld payment device. Viableware’s RAIL… Read More
Microsoft’s Bing Fund announced today that is making a strategic investment in New York City-based BuzzTable, marking the sixth Bing Fund investment since it was started last summer. Bing Fund, the newly-formed investment vehicle… Read More
Restaurant websites are usually unimpressive. Menus can be hard to find and the entire user experience can actually divert you from going to an eatery. Seattle-based Appetas is solving that problem… Read More
Like many couples hitting the town for a bite, Chris Eigner and Devon St. Clair started scrolling through their phones to find a good place to eat. But much to their… Read More
King Tut has taken over Seattle. Well, at least according to Google. The search engine giant released its 12th annual Year-End Zeitgeist, a tradition that showcases the people, places and… Read More
Amazon’s new food delivery program might soon have some competition. Munchery, a San Francisco-based startup that delivers meals to customers, is planning to expand to Seattle by early 2013. “We think Seattle’s strong… Read More
Patrons at Palisade Restaurant over the years have grown accustomed to browsing an extensive wine list, flipping through dozens of printed pages in a quest to find their favorite Syrah,… Read More