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Are Chili's and Applebee's Preparing to Replace Wait Staff With Tablets?
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 2:29pm | 577At the same time fast food workers are staging a series of one-day strikes in an attempt to force a hike in the minimum wage – fast casual chains like Brinker International's (NYSE: EAT) Chili’s and now, DineEquity's (NYSE: DIN) Applebee’s have taken steps to install electronic tablets at every...
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EcoATM's Entrepreneurial Recycling: CSTR's "Next Big Idea" Secures Series B
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 7:59pm | 574Recycling has a capitalist slant as kiosk "e-cycling" company ecoATM secured its Series B funding round at approximately $17 million and a Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation ("NSF") for up to $1 million last week. Previous investors Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR), TAO Ventures, and...