by Nicholas Upton | Dec 12, 2019 | Automation, News, Third-Party Delivery
In what is being hailed as the first cross-country delivery by an automated semi truck, Plus.ai brought butter from California to Pennsylvania—no driver required. The Cupertino-based (of course) company took three days to tow the 40,000-pound shipment from Tulare,...
by Nicholas Upton | Dec 12, 2019 | Research, Third-Party Delivery
Baby food delivery is one of those “why didn’t I think of that” ideas in the delivery world, especially when they announce a huge investment round like Yumi just did. Yumi is a science-based, early-childhood meal delivery program and one of a handful of startups in...
by Nicholas Upton | Dec 5, 2019 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Chris Baggott, the founder and CEO of ClusterTruck, said after many, many conversations with restaurant owners, he found what might be the ideal ghost kitchen partner in grocery giant Kroger. ClusterTruck, the “virtual food truck” that offers everything from pad Thai...
by Nicholas Upton | Dec 5, 2019 | Best Practices, Third-Party Delivery
A new report by Deloitte paints a rosy picture of delivery’s effects in Europe. Titled “Delivering Growth,” Deloitte tapped into sales data, consumer surveys and public information to explore how the explosion of delivery has changed operations for European...
by Nicholas Upton | Nov 21, 2019 | Research, Third-Party Delivery
UPS announced in October that it had achieved the highest level of FAA certification for drone deliveries, the FAA’s Part 135 Standard certification. It might sound like government word salad, but UPS and drone partner Matternet have been awarded a landmark license to...