by Tom Kaiser | Jun 29, 2022 | Briefs, Finance, News
While downtown office districts aren’t back to pre-pandemic norms, don’t tell that to Sharebite, the corporate food ordering platform that notched another huge fundraising round, this time raising $39 million through a Series B. Citing a daily order volume increase of...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 23, 2022 | News, Top Stories
Computer vision is behind many of the biggest technological leaps in recent memory, from pedestrian-detecting cars to cancer-spotting MRI scans, and its next feat is improving the quality of your pizza. With a simple camera backed by wildly complex software, Kwali has...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 23, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Amazon announced that customers in a city near Sacramento, California, will be among the first U.S. residents to receive drone deliveries through its Prime Air Service. The aerial deliveries, slated to begin later this year, mark a significant milestone as Amazon’s...
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 23, 2022 | News, Research, Third-Party Delivery
The lower the tip, the less chance a delivery driver will pick up your food. Paytronix dug into how tips affect delivery acceptance rates. In a report titled “No Tip, No Trip: How Brands Can Preserve Revenue by Ensuring That Delivery Drivers Are Tipped Their Fair...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 23, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Monthly online grocery sales hit a new high this May, topping out at $7.1 billion in the U.S., which is 1.7 percent higher than a year ago. This comes as inflation impacts consumers across the globe, as oil prices and food costs have garnered headlines for significant...
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 22, 2022 | Best Practices, News
Another Broken Egg Café, like a lot of upscale experiential brands, was caught flat-footed by the pandemic. Its new CEO Paul Macaluso joined in 2019, just in time for a panicked race to figure out delivery for the 92 locations as the packed dining rooms emptied....