Love on the Menu: Restaurant Brands Serve Valentine’s Day Promos
When Valentine’s Day rolls around each year, romance fills the air and customers flood restaurants. While much of that business goes to upscale eateries, several national, more affordable restaurant brands are looking to draw their fair share of lovebirds on Feb. 14...
Outstanding Operator: Olga’s Kitchen
Olga’s Kitchen, a 2026 Food On Demand Outstanding Operator, spent the last five years treading the line between eagerly adapting to changing consumer preferences and maintaining a distinct brand identity forged over five-and-a-half decades of serving...
Courier-Friendly Delivery Laws Take Effect in NYC
A set of laws aimed at protecting third-party delivery drivers in New York City took effect this week after federal judges rejected bids by some of the industry’s largest companies to block parts of the legislation. The new laws impacting contracted grocery and...
Airbnb Partnerships Deliver Groceries and Chef-Made Meals to Guests
Nothing makes a house feel like home more than small-batch meals and a fully stocked pantry. Thanks to recent partnerships with companies in the meal kit and grocery-delivery spaces, Airbnb is testing pilot programs to bring both of those luxuries to short- and...
Zipline Flies Past 2 Million Deliveries, Expands to Houston and Phoenix
Following a year where demand for drone deliveries skyrocketed, Zipline, the Bay Area company behind the world’s largest autonomous delivery system, soared past two million commercial deliveries in mid-January. The robotics firm saw U.S. deliveries grow by about 15...
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