by Tom Kaiser | Jul 29, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
DoorDash is going bigger with ghost kitchens as it introduces DoorDash Kitchens Full Service, a new model allowing restaurants to license their brands and outsource many of the tasks associated with opening a new location, including hiring, meal preparation and...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 29, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Delivery Hero, the German-based local delivery platform, has partnered with sustainable packaging manufacturer Eco-Products to provide restaurants with Earth-friendly packaging to reduce plastic waste and carbon emissions. The pilot program is debuting in Austria,...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 29, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
With all the buzz around meals, booze and groceries, one might forget flowers were one of the original on-demand products. With a new partnership between Uber and FTD, customers in many of the largest U.S. cities will now be able to order delivered floral arrangements...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 22, 2021 | Automation, News, Top Stories
Zume, a tech-focused pizza brand that morphed into a developer of robots and sustainable packaging, secured $122 million to build the world’s first compostable packaging factory powered entirely by renewable energy. After spending years building bespoke packaging...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 21, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Uber is going even deeper into the grocery space through a new partnership with the Albertsons family of grocery brands that will more than double the availability of on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery options on its platform. This latest grocery bet of Uber’s...