Postmates Spins off Serve Robotics
Less than three months after Uber finalized its deal to acquire Postmates, the combined entity is spinning off Postmates’ robotics division as an independent company, now called Serve Robotics. Along with that announcement came word that Serve Robotics closed its...
Delivery Service Hungr Rolls out Eight Virtual Brands
Hungr, a San Diego-based order management and restaurant-delivery service, is the latest company striding into the virtual restaurant space with its new offering, Hungr Kitchen, which is launching with a stable of eight delivery-only brands aimed at existing...
Instacart Raise Sends Valuation Sky High
Instacart raised another $265 million from investors, sending the grocery delivery company’s valuation to just shy of $39 billion. This represents the fourth raise during the pandemic and doubles the valuation for the second time in the last year. The company raised...
Square Survey Says More Change Ahead for Restaurants
Point of sale and payment gateway Square released a pair of surveys exploring the future of the restaurant industry in the minds of restaurant operators and consumers. The company partnered with Wakefield Research to question 500 restaurant owners and 1,000 consumers...
Entrepreneur Builds Model to Support Black-owned Restaurants
Without the investor backing that’s a staple of the delivery ecosystem, Black and Mobile is a fast-growing restaurant delivery provider punching above its weight class following a year where both the pandemic and social unrest put a national focus on elevating...
Outstanding Operators
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