Danni Santana

The tech giant's restaurant business arm hasn't grown very much, perhaps by design, but an acquisition or two can change that.

On one hand, the company has made great strides in upping its digital prowess. But on the other, many of its outdated U.S. outposts do not scream modern technology.

We're not saying there is anything wrong with Dollar Jollys or Grinch Pancakes, we're only claiming we don't understand why you can't focus on selling menu items based on taste or quality.

If there is one dominant trend this month, it's that chicken joints know that delivery matters now.

Both TripAdvisor and DoorDash continue to pack on the partnerships in 2018, in hopes of attracting more restaurant owners and consumers to their mobile apps.

Brands are being pulled in all directions but there are consistent messages coming out of earnings season, both in terms of shortcomings and triumphs.

To recap, Yelp didn't add as many new customers, and it also lost out on some local ad revenue. But the online advertiser promises to work out the kinks of its new business model in 2019.

It's interesting that a pizza delivery company doesn't view the likes of Grubhub or OpenTable as its main competitors. But the company is banking on TripAdvisor to bring even more traffic and sales to its list of 10,000 or so clients.

It's a long way back for the pizza chain, which should first focus on making its former CEO go away before winning back customer approval.

While earnings for Dine Brands' companies tell two different stories, returns from off-premise sales for both are too big to ignore.