Online Grocery Sales Neared $100B in 2021
Total online grocery sales were $97.7 billion in 2021, according to a report from analytics firm Brick Meets Click. Total sales were spurred on by a strong showing in December when online sales neared $9 billion. Online grew its share of the market two points during...
JET Subsidiary SkipTheDishes To Launch Grocery Delivery Across Canada
SkipTheDishes, the Canadian subsidiary of JustEatTakeaway.com, Europe’s largest meal delivery provider, launched Skip Express Lane, a grocery delivery service. According to a press release, the service has three fulfillment centers operational in Ontario and plans to...
TikTok to Monetize Viral Content Through VR Partnership
Popular social media company TikTok found a new way to monetize viral content on its platform: virtual restaurants. The company is partnering with Virtual Dining Concepts to launch 300 “TikTok Kitchen” by March 2022, with plans to open 1,000 locations by the end of...
Self-Driving Deliveries Rolled Closer to Reality in 2021
You may remember promises of imminent self-driving from the mid-2010s when futurists claimed fleets of robotaxis would soon fill the streets and urban planners got high on the idea of tearing down parking garages. We now know this future isn’t right around the corner,...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.
