Soup’s On: FOD Tests ‘Self-delivery’
The term “self delivery”—which, of course, means customer pickup—never fails to solicit a laugh here at FOD, but nothing’s funny for restaurants looking to convert delivery customers to takeout customers willing to grab their meals in person. To evaluate the changing...
Thanx Brings Mega-Brand Customer Engagement to Smaller Restaurants
Large companies like Domino’s, Starbucks, Panera and Chipotle are envied for their ability to invest massive investments in technology, especially in terms of customer engagement and loyalty. Not everyone is so fortunate. But now Thanx CEO Zach Goldstein, who has a...
ChowNow Moves Delivery Customers In-House
The bigger third-party delivery gets, the more incentives restaurants have to move Grubhub, DoorDash or Postmates customers to in-house channels that don’t cost nearly as much. Filling this gap between self delivery and using national delivery brands that charge...
Chase Members Getting Free DoorDash Delivery
Consumers with Chase credit cards now have free subscriptions to DoorDash’s DashPass service, which gives members $0 delivery fees and reduced service charges on orders of $12 or more. This partnership is being touted as the first of its kind due to the sheer scale,...
Outstanding Operators
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