by Bernadette Heier | Apr 5, 2023 | Automation, News
Starship Technologies’ autonomous delivery robots have surpassed the 10 million km mark (over 6 million miles) in distance traveled across the world. Starship says this is a “milestone” and “industry first,” claiming it to be the farthest traveled than any other...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 5, 2023 | News, Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash has opened a new 57,000-square-foot corporate office in the heart of New York City’s Flatiron district. At three times the size of its previous NYC office, its new East Coast outpost is designed around flexible design principles. In an era characterized by...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 5, 2023 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Starting with the first Yankees game of the 2023 season on March 30th, Uber Eats began offering in-seat meal deliveries for fans inside Yankee Stadium. It’s part of what Uber calls its “Uber Eats at Venues” division, suggesting an expansion of stadium and arena...
by Bernadette Heier | Apr 4, 2023 | News, Third-Party Delivery
In response to the increased use of mobile ordering, fast-casual chain Smashburger has debuted its first virtual drive-thru. Located at the newest corporate restaurant in Houston, Texas, the lane is an extension of its traditional drive-thru experience. Customers can...
by Bernadette Heier | Mar 30, 2023 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
In the current third-party ordering landscape, one might open an app to find a handful of different chicken wing options in the area, but in reality, some of those brands could actually be the same product, coming from the same location, under a different name. In...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 30, 2023 | News, Top Stories
With 26 years in the restaurant tech space, OneDine founder and CEO Rom Krupp wants the industry to build a new foundation that doesn’t rest upon point-of-sale systems that he argues are fundamentally ill-suited to the job of running a modern restaurant. Since...