ClusterTruck Rethinks Foundational Issues
An Indianapolis food-delivery startup called ClusterTruck is tweaking the food-delivery model and taking aim at some of the foundational issues within the space. Essentially, ClusterTruck is a collection of different menus or “virtual food trucks” that are all cooked...Grubhub Acquires Loyalty, Mobile-Ordering Company LevelUp
During a very rosy earnings call, Grubhub announced it would acquire LevelUp for $390 million. The loyalty, marketing and mobile payment company provides Grubhub with a lot of loyalty, CRM and marketing benefits. But at the core of the acquisition was LevelUp’s point...
UBS Lays Out Potential Food On Demand Futures
Wealth management and equity research firm UBS put out a thorough look at the food delivery world and its possible futures. The report, dubbed “Is The Kitchen Dead?” digs into the answers from more than 13,000 consumer surveys and detailed data analysis from apps and...
Kitchen United Opens First of Many Shared Kitchens
The idea of a virtual restaurant powered by a ghost kitchen has been a trendy topic in the food on demand space, but the first company built around the concept is now operating out of Pasadena, California. Kitchen United’s soft opening, friends and family nights and a...
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