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Temp-Controlled Smart Delivery Box Enters U.S. Market
The DeliBox is designed to secure the bridge from the restaurant to the table without compromising food quality or temperature.

With New Venture, Ex-Olo Execs Launch 858 Partners
Formerly of Olo, Marty Hahnfeld and Juan George launched 858 Partners to advise and invest in restaurant tech.

ItsaCheckmate Expands Platform with Open Tender Acquisition
ItsaCheckmate is dramatically expanding its feature set with the acquisition of Open Tender.

Qu Names Niko Papademetriou as Co-Founder
Restaurant technology platform Qu appoints Niko Papademetriou to co-founder. Niko has been central to the company’s growth for nearly a decade.

DoorDash Now Accepts Cash for Select Orders
DoorDash adds cash on delivery payment option for first-party orders made through DoorDash Drive.
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
Temp-Controlled Smart Delivery Box Enters U.S. Market
The DeliBox is designed to secure the bridge from the restaurant to the table without compromising food quality or temperature.
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.