by Nicholas Upton | Dec 28, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
A DoorDash employee went viral for blasting the company’s WeDash program, and the internet snark exploded. WeDash is a program that requires all DoorDash employees to make a delivery once a month. The program was initially launched in 2013 with all proceeds...
by Nicholas Upton | Dec 22, 2021 | Finance, News
Waitr is set to acquire a cannabis dispensary compliance and point of sale company, adding to a growing pot-payments empire for the company. The Louisiana-based food and grocery delivery company is also changing its name as part of a $4.7 million legal settlement with...
by Nicholas Upton | Dec 22, 2021 | Best Practices, News
This year may go down as the year of the ghost kitchen, but 2022 is looking pretty ghostly, too. As evidence, ghost-kitchen operator Kitchen United opened its ninth location in Santa Monica, Calif., and inked a new national deal with Fuku. Kitchen United CEO Michael...
by Nicholas Upton | Dec 21, 2021 | Automation, News
Ottonomy is approaching robotic delivery with a mind toward scaling where it can operate now as the broader robotic delivery industry matures. CEO Ritukar Vijay has a deep background in robotics, working for nearly 14 years on unmanned aerial drones, warehouse...
by Nicholas Upton | Dec 15, 2021 | Automation, Top Stories
Serve Robotics just raised $13 million in a seed extension round to grow its sidewalk delivery bot operations in new markets and with new partners. The company was built inside Postmates under the company’s Postmates X division that explored cutting-edge...