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Murphy USA is introducing an automated hot-food platform with White Castle as the launch brand. The test removes much of a conventional kitchen’s footprint and labor, creating a new distribution format rather than a new restaurant.
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California Pizza Kitchen and T-ROC Global plan to deploy automated retail machines across 30 U.S. markets over three years. The agreement turns the restaurant brand into a distributed food platform—but “up to 1,000” remains a target, not a completed rollout.
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Walmart customers will soon be able to add Dunkin’ drinks and food to orders placed through Walmart’s app and website. The partnership gives Dunkin’ another delivery channel while moving Walmart further into restaurant ordering.
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