Flyby Raises $4M, Launches Phoenix Drone Delivery
Flyby Robotics, an American-based drone automation and delivery company, announced that it raised $4 million in a pre-seed investment round, and also that it is beginning drone deliveries in the greater Phoenix region. The investment round was led by MaC Venture...
FOD Undercover: Ordering Virtual Brands for Lunch
Editor’s note: It’s been a year since our last test of virtual restaurant brands (which included a YouTube burger from a strip club), so we decided to wade back in to see if delivery-only virtual brands have progressed in terms of packaging, quality and perceived...
Domino’s Rolls Out In-Car Ordering, as Carryout Drives Sales Over Delivery
Domino’s is streamlining its pickup service by introducing an app for Apple CarPlay that lets customers order directly from their cars. The feature displays a simplified version of the pizza app on vehicle dashboards, offering two ordering options: “tap to order”...
Starship Delivery Bots Hit “Industry First” Milestone in Miles Traveled
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...
DoorDash Opens New NYC Office
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...
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.