In Delivery Watch, Here Comes Amazon
It’s been clear that Amazon has its hungry eyes on the meal-delivery space, but it’s now making its big move with word that Seattle’s deliver-everything giant led a $575 million financing round in London-based Deliveroo, one of Europe’s largest third-party delivery...
Ford, Agility Pair Delivery Robots with Self-Driving Cars
Ford Motor Company is partnering with a robot manufacturer to pair its self-driving cars with advanced, humanlike robots to bring packages right to the front door of anxiously waiting customers. Its new partnership with Agility Robotics is focused on new ways of...
Driver App Makes for Safer Delivery Drivers
If you’re Uber, Grubhub or DoorDash directing a huge fleet of delivery drivers or a restaurant with a lean-and-mean in-house delivery team, you have a vested interest in making sure your drivers are as safe as possible. Whether it’s causing an accident or just being a...
Study: Restaurants Should Shun Exclusivity, Charge More for Delivery
Summing up its recent restaurant technology symposium that included 15 restaurant technology companies and investors, Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analysts Nicole Miller Regan and Joshua Long looked at accelerating changes in the $1.6 trillion U.S. food market that’s...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.