Halla, a Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced a $1.4 million seed round, led by early stage food industry investor E&A Venture Capital, San Francisco, with participation from multi-stage technology investor SOSV, Princeton, N.J.

A majority of consumers (76%) hold the restaurant at least partially responsible for any errors, even if restaurants have a formal agreement with third-party ordering portals and delivery services, according to a study conducted by Chicago-based Technomic.

Specialty Bakery, LLC, a supplier of frozen baked goods to foodservice and in-store bakeries, deployed NetSuite to run its entire core business, including sales, purchasing, order management, supply chain execution, manufacturing, warehouse management and financials.

New York-based Handshake introduced Handshake Direct Mobile, a dedicated mobile commerce app designed for shelf-side ordering.

Paragon Software Systems, Inc., Dallas, Texas, completed the acquisition in Axida, a UK-based business partner of Paragon Software Systems that develops integrated software solutions for managing and optimizing home delivery services.