Building the Drone Infrastructure Necessary for Scale
Before drones are flying around our burritos, prescriptions and maybe giving us a quote on roof repair, we’re going to need some infrastructure to enable this transformation. Even though the Federal Aviation Administration is going to take some time to allow drone...
Gopuff Sales Jump Ahead of Possible IPO
According to new consumer spending data from Bloomberg Second Measure, Gopuff is seeing strong U.S. sales growth that the research firm said corresponds with an expanding customer base and increased spending per customer. Going back to the company’s founding in...
EU Antitrust Regulators Raid Delivery Hero, Glovo
Germany-based Delivery Hero and Spanish majority-owned subsidiary Glovo are under investigation for potential anti-competitive practices by European Union regulators. The European Commission announced that both companies were the target of “unannounced inspections”...
Branch Helps Restaurants, Delivery Fleets Adopt ‘Streaming’ Pay
If you’ve never been a delivery driver, gig worker or independent contractor, the idea of instant payments might not hit your radar, but waiting for cash has a huge impact on workers where the pay is inherently unpredictable. As the labor crunch persists, restaurants,...
Curious: Amazon Adds Grubhub+ for Prime Members
Grubhub received a big boost after Amazon announced it’s giving a free year of the Grubhub+ to its nearly 150 million U.S. Prime members as a new perk, affording them access to free and unlimited deliveries starting immediately. This comes less than three months after...
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.