by Nicholas Upton | Jul 27, 2021 | Best Practices, News
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, scores of restaurant companies struggled to be a part of wildly fluctuating consumer desires. Goodcents, known mostly as a fast-casual sub shop, kicked off Goodcents To-Go early in 2020, with the exceptional chance to meet the new...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 22, 2021 | Automation, News, Top Stories
Zume, a tech-focused pizza brand that morphed into a developer of robots and sustainable packaging, secured $122 million to build the world’s first compostable packaging factory powered entirely by renewable energy. After spending years building bespoke packaging...
by Nicholas Upton | Jul 21, 2021 | Best Practices, News
Pushed along by companies large and small, last-mile software provider Onfleet has eclipsed 100 million orders of everything from food, wine, car parts and marijuana. That big number has been a long time coming, with small delivery upstarts expanding along with the...
by Emili Raeder | Jul 21, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
At this point in American technological competence, I tolerate little less than perfection. My rideshare service will meet me exactly within the agreed upon time. My ramen takeout will come with one spicy bomb, two garlic bombs and disposable chopsticks, and my...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 21, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Uber is going even deeper into the grocery space through a new partnership with the Albertsons family of grocery brands that will more than double the availability of on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery options on its platform. This latest grocery bet of Uber’s...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 21, 2021 | Briefs, News
Catering software provider FoodStorm has launched a self-self kiosk for in-store grocery customers to place orders for catering, prepared food, deli and bakery items with one digitally managed backend platform. The company says the new tool will help grocers attract...