Antoine’s Names First New Executive Chef in Nearly 50 Years and Tech Investments

This edition of MRM’s News Bites features  7shifts, Chowbus, DoorDash, Antoine’s, Starbucks and Uber Eats, OpenTable, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Arcos Dorados, Eat Here Brands, PourMyBeer and Toast, Cerity, Washington Hospitality Association, bellagreen and Swish.

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7shifts Closes $10 Million Funding Round7shifts closed a $10 million USD Series A funding round to accelerate growth and bring more automation and labor compliance to restaurant chains. The financing was led by Napier Park Financial Partners (“Napier Park”) with participation from Teamworthy Ventures, existing investor, Relay Ventures and former CEO of Snag (Snagajob), Peter Harrison.

7shifts has scheduled nearly 100 million shifts for the 16 million restaurant workers in the US, and collectively saved restaurateurs over $200 million in labor costs. The rapidly growing platform is used by more than 250,000 restaurant…