by Tom Kaiser | Sep 18, 2019 | News, Third-Party Delivery
The vast majority of U.S. restaurant customers have yet to try at-home delivery, but major TV spots in recent months have helped raise awareness and bring the later-adopters into the fold. The latest is Louisiana-based Waitr, which is launching a fall TV ad campaign...
by Tom Kaiser | Sep 13, 2019 | Best Practices, Third-Party Delivery
After acquiring Mr. Delivery earlier this summer, Delivery.com sees this as the start of a metamorphosis that will result in the New York-based marketplace becoming a much larger player in the restaurant delivery world before diving deeper into alcohol, grocery and...
by Nicholas Upton | Sep 13, 2019 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Drone maker Flirtey has unveiled its delivery-ready flagship aerial drone design. The drone represents the market-ready evolution for the company that has been making real world deliveries since 2016. CEO and Founder Matthew Sweeny said that real-world trial by fire...
by Tom Kaiser | Sep 13, 2019 | Finance, Research, Scoreboard
Cowen, a New York analyst firm that closely follows Grubhub, slightly downgraded its price target for the Chicago-based delivery giant. Following the company’s revised 2019 guidance, the firm lowered its price target from $91 to $86, affirming that it still expects...
by Nicholas Upton | Sep 11, 2019 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
The California legislature passed a hotly contested bill that if signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom would reshape the gig economy in California and likely beyond. Basically, Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), codifies a California Supreme Court ruling that states that...