Skift Take
Resy's innovations, especially in inventory management and customer feedback, are a windfall of potential tech upgrades for restaurants. It'll be interesting to see which integrations restaurant owners keep coming back to most.
Resy's first annual product summit took place today in New York, and even though no particular announcement was groundbreaking in its scope, each of Resy's new ideas fit nicely within both a) what restaurants are looking for with tech-focused operational assistance, and b) what consumers want out of a great restaurant app. Resy CEO Ben Leventhal noted that 75 percent of its product updates over the past six months were directly requested by restaurants.
International Expansion
One of the biggest items to come out of the morning was insight into Resy's global expansion, which the company is now grouping under Resy Global Services.
As part of the expansion, Resy announced the acquisition of ClubKviar, a membership-based reservation app currently covering high-end Spanish restaurants. It will be rebranded as Resy Spain in the coming months.
Additionally, Resy is partnering with Formitable
