by Nicholas Upton | Feb 12, 2018 | Automation, News, Top Stories
From the department of zany patents comes Walmart’s idea for a convenience store inside your own home. In a patent filed by the company with the sexy moniker of “Unattended Storefront Apparatus,” an area of the home would serve as an in-house Walmart monitored...
by Nicholas Upton | Feb 12, 2018 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Delivery dinners are pretty forgiving. When the fries come a little soggy or the salad has been a little wilted by warm toppings, it’s generally OK. But Wendy’s didn’t want its meals to be “good for delivery,” they wanted them as good as they were in the restaurant....
by Nicholas Upton | Dec 5, 2017 | News, Research
One of the biggest questions from restaurateurs is how the various third-party delivery providers stack up. According to new data from mystery shopping and survey firm SeeLevel HX, things are fairly even in an ever-changing segment. In a research project...
by Nicholas Upton | Nov 3, 2017 | News, Third-Party Delivery
By Nick Upton The legion of white Amazon vans roving through your city will be carrying more restaurant deliveries after penning a deal with delivery logistics provider Olo. In the new deal, Amazon has partnered with Olo, integrating with Rails, Olo’s API that makes...
by Nicholas Upton | Oct 2, 2017 | Best Practices, Meal Kits, News
By Nick Upton After reading up on research, it might be easy to write off mail-order food completely as an expensive way to get sick. But while the industry as a whole has some work to do, the industry is completely safe when consumers and companies take a thoughtful...