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...
by Nicholas Upton | Nov 21, 2019 | Briefs, News, Research
DoorDash has released its annual delivery trend report dubbed “The DoorDash Dish: 2019-2020 Trend Report,” showing what U.S. delivery consumers are hungry for. The report is built on the data from orders through the network and a survey of more than 1,200 DoorDash...
by Nicholas Upton | Nov 20, 2019 | Best Practices, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
This sponsored content was provided by Uber Eats. Third-party delivery best practices are seemingly endless these days, but alas, the typical restaurant operator has a finite amount of time to deal with the equally endless challenges of running a restaurant....
by Nicholas Upton | Nov 14, 2019 | Best Practices, Third-Party Delivery
Negotiating with a unicorn company out of Silicon Valley, even for an established restaurant brand, can be nerve-wracking. Portillo’s, the Chicago hot-dog institution rapidly expanding into new markets, had one key tactic for getting everything they wanted from its...
by Nicholas Upton | Nov 14, 2019 | Briefs, News
Aerial drones may represent an incredible leap in foodservice technology, but there is still plenty of work to be done before we collectively get there. Uber’s Elevate division recently painted a picture of what that future model might look like as it announced its...