New Ghost Kitchen Operator to Open in Miami, Chicago
Wired Kitchens, a newly debuted ghost kitchen company, has shifted into the development stage. Matthew McLeod, co-founder and CEO of the company, said Wired recently closed on 17,000 square feet of warehouse space in Chicago and 13,000 square feet of space in Miami....
P.F. Chang’s Selects Cartwheel as Self-Delivery Partner
After conducting an in-depth case study comparing various delivery options, P.F. Chang’s selected Cartwheel as its on-demand self-delivery partner. Following a pilot program, the service is now rolling out to more than 100 of the Asian chain’s restaurant locations....
Clover Parent, Fiserv, Buys BentoBox
Fiserv, a Wisconsin-based payment and financial services company that created the Clover point-of-sale platform, has signed an agreement to acquire BentoBox, a digital marketing and commerce platform that’s largely focused on small and medium-sized restaurants. The...
Instacart Takes Aim at Meal Delivery, Catering
Instacart is growing in the direction of meal delivery. On October 7, the company announced it would acquire catering software company FoodStorm, extending its reach into the prepared food aisle of many grocery stores. And at the beginning of the month, meal delivery...
Slice Adds Barstool Sports Founder, Dave Portnoy, as Equity Partner
Slice, a pickup and self-delivery provider for independent pizza restaurants, announced a partnership with Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports and creator of One Bite, the digital series in which Portnoy tastes and scores pizza in what he describes as...
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