Amid Turmoil, Waitr Lays off Minneapolis Bite Squad Employees
Minneapolis’ StarTribune newspaper reports that Louisiana-based Waitr Holdings laid off the majority of employees at Bite Squad’s downtown Minneapolis headquarters. Waitr acquired Bite Squad in late 2018 for $321 million. The move is the latest shakeup for Waitr,...![Grubhub: [Trust Us,] We’re Going to Make a lot of $$ Next Year](https://foodondemand.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Grubhub-Logo.png){kind=logo}
Grubhub: [Trust Us,] We’re Going to Make a lot of $$ Next Year
Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney and President Adam DeWitt were clear the company’s third-quarter financial results were a disappointment—putting it lightly—but the execs of the one-time top U.S. delivery brand kept returning to the mantra that nobody should focus too much on...
Uber Eats Launches E-Bike Food-Hopping
To shine more light on its recently introduced pickup feature where customers pre-order meals that they collect at the restaurant or then eat inside the dining room, Uber Eats has launched Pickup Guides Powered by Jump, a discount to allow its Jump-branded e-bike...
Amazon Starts Free Grocery Deliveries for Primers
Previously a $15/month fee, Amazon Fresh has now been recast as a free benefit for the e-commerce giant’s Prime subscription members, meaning even more U.S. consumers now have access to one- and two-hour grocery delivery in more than 2,000 cities and towns. “Grocery...
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