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Uber Eats to Remove Thousands of Duplicate Virtual Brands
Uber Eats is removing about 5,000 virtual brands from its platform in an effort to de-clog the app from duplicate listings.

OneDine Founder Pitches a New Tech Mindset
OneDine founder and CEO Rom Krupp wants the industry to build a new foundation that doesn’t rest upon point-of-sale systems.

Paris Can Now Ban “Dark Stores” After Court Ruling
France ruled that “dark stores” are now categorized as warehouses, giving cities the ability to remove them from residential areas.

Presto CEO Rajat Suri Resigns
Presto CEO and founder steps down after 15 years, to “pursue other creative endeavors.”

Chomp Delivery Co-Op Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Chomp, an Iowa-based delivery provider that’s primarily owned by area restaurants, is celebrating its fifth anniversary.
Food On Demand Topics
Finance
Online Grocery Sales Hit $9.1 Billion, Up 2.4 Percent
Driving the U.S. grocery e-commerce growth was a combination of more households buying groceries online and a slight uptick in order values.
Research
Meredith Sandland, Carl Orsbourn Publish Sequel to ‘Delivering the Digital Restaurant’
Meredith Sandland and Carl Orsbourn have released the highly anticipated sequel to their first book, titled “Delivering the Digital Restaurant: The Path to Digital Maturity.”
The Deliverers
Uber Eats to Remove Thousands of Duplicate Virtual Brands
Uber Eats is removing about 5,000 virtual brands from its platform in an effort to de-clog the app from duplicate listings.
Best Practices
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Presto, ChatGPT Collab to Make AI Drive-Thru Ordering More Human-Like
Presto will leverage ChatGPT’s large language model to create more natural, human-like responses to drive-thru customers.