by Tom Kaiser | Sep 9, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Waitr, the Louisiana-based food ordering and restaurant delivery platform, has completed the asset acquisitions of three payment processing companies that CEO Carl Grimstad said are critical to the company’s future growth strategy. Announced just before the Labor Day...
by Tom Kaiser | Sep 9, 2021 | Briefs, News
Sous Vide Kitchen is opening a new virtual, three-concept food hall at New York City’s Fordham University in The Bronx. Opening this month, the new location will offer students, faculty and guests the opportunity to select from three fast-casual options from the...
by Nicholas Upton | Sep 8, 2021 | Automation, Finance, News, Scoreboard
Uber is set to sell its ownership stake in a handful of joint ventures with Russian Internet giant Yandex. According to a release from Yandex, Uber’s board approved the sale of shares in Yandex.Eats, Yandex.Lavka and Yandex.Delivery. Uber is set to sell...
by Nicholas Upton | Sep 8, 2021 | Automation, News
El Pollo Loco is set to be the first quick-service restaurant to test drone delivery in the U.S. The “LA Mex” brand will test the capabilities in 10 Southern California locations. It’s partnered with drone operator Flytrex to do the flying, which...
by Nicholas Upton | Sep 2, 2021 | Finance, News
Toast, the unicorn point of sale provider, has filed to go public. According to SEC documents, the company has grown to just short 48,000 restaurant partners and saw $23.4 billion flow through its system in the six months ending with June, 30 2021. That puts the...
by Nicholas Upton | Sep 2, 2021 | News
The network of 100 NASCAR branded virtual restaurants was designed to get racing fans their favorite track snacks at home, but the speed by which the mega brand did so is as thrilling as the last lap of Daytona. Dubbed NASCAR Refuel, the new app and food-delivery...