Kiwibot Secures $10M in Financing to Build More Bots
Robotic delivery startup Kiwibot gears up for expansion, thanks to securing $10 million in financing from Swiss-based asset financing group Kineo Finance. In an interview with Food On Demand, Kiwibot founder and CEO Felipe Chávez, said the partnership will “take...
DoorDash Predicts Further Growth as Orders Jump 30 Percent
Its largely positive quarterly results didn’t move the share price needle, but DoorDash reported strong fourth-quarter results showing that gross order volume increased 29 percent from the prior year, to $14.4 billion. This was achieved by growth in orders, up 27...
Swipeby Launches ‘Groundbreaking’ AI
Swipeby has launched what it calls a pioneering tool to help restaurants generate realistic images based on menu descriptions and headlines. Called Swipeby Snapshot, the new feature incorporates Open AI and Stability AI text-to-photo models to help restaurants make...
Restaurant Deep Dive: Frank and Andrea
Editor’s note: Restaurant Deep Dive is a new, recurring Food On Demand segment featuring local restaurants across the country and their relationship with delivery and takeout. Craving both a New York Style Pizza and Philly cheesesteak? Then Frank and Andrea has got...
Grubhub Waives Fees, Adds Features to Direct
After first introducing Grubhub Direct in 2021 as a commission-free platform for smaller, independent restaurants, the delivery provider decided to waive some of the fees for restaurants using this white-label service. Grubhub Direct allows restaurants to create,...
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.