McKinsey Grocery Report Highlights Power of Instant Providers
The grocery segment is grappling with the same profitability concerns as the restaurant space as delivery continues grabbing a larger share of the pie. Consulting firm McKinsey explored the challenges and opportunities in a new report on the grocery industry, making a...
Deliverect Hits 100M Orders, Raises $150 Million
Deliverect, a Belgium-based delivery-to-POS integrator that’s barely five years old, just raised $150 million in a Series D funding round after hitting the milestone of 100 million orders processed. It also used the occasion to launch its Deliverect App Store, which...
Maker Kitchens is a Ghost Facility Focusing on VRs and Food Makers
Kitchen United and CloudKitchens aren’t the only ghost kitchens in town. Founded in 2015 and based in Los Angeles, Maker Kitchens is building secured, individual spaces aimed at virtual restaurant operators and independent food makers using services like Goldbelly to...
Last Mile? DroneDek Examines Last Two Feet
Last-mile delivery is a place of explosive innovation, but DroneDek is thinking ahead to the future of the last two feet. The company has created a smart mailbox. It’s loaded with sensors and cameras, UV lights for disinfecting packages, flashing strobes for...
Club Feast Finds Incremental Revenue in Slow Hours
Incremental is the word used all across the food delivery space. Third-party aggregators promise orders that restaurants never would have seen. It’s largely proven to be accurate, but Club Feast was built on the idea of creating incremental revenue on top of...
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.