by Tom Kaiser | Jul 17, 2019 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
McDonald’s is opening up its delivery relationship, announcing via a press release that it signed a contract to make DoorDash its second third-party delivery provider, effectively ending its exclusive deal with Uber Eats that was viewed by many industry watchers as a...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 17, 2019 | News, Research, Third-Party Delivery
A new consumer spending survey from KeyBanc Capital Markets suggests consumers are looking to increase the amount of money they spend on food-delivery services in the future, which bodes well for continued growth in the category going forward. Asked to predict their...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 17, 2019 | News, Third-Party Delivery
It may never make sense to have a single, small cup of coffee delivered on its own, but The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s new exclusive delivery deal with Postmates has major potential for an international chain with approximately 1,200 stores across the globe. With an...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 17, 2019 | News, Research, Third-Party Delivery
A Texas-based grocery retailer is launching a pilot program to test self-driving, autonomous grocery deliveries in San Antonio. The retailer, H-E-B, is taking baby steps to get started, using a single driverless van developed by Udelv, a California-based company that...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 11, 2019 | Best Practices, Research, Top Stories
There’s a running conversation in the restaurant industry about delivery’s impact on margins, and now investment advisor Hedgeye Risk Management has crunched the numbers in a range of scenarios, including how much delivery impacts the total volume, as well as...