When Platforms Collide: The Hidden Costs of Delivery Consolidation
Contributing editor, Peter Backman, is a long-term foodservice sector guru and founder of theDelivery.World, a platform that connects the delivery sector and makes sense of the myriad changes and challenges that affect the sector across the globe. The food delivery...
This Conference Season, Watch for New Tech Tonics to Relieve Familiar Restaurant Headaches
This article was originally published in Franchise Times, a sister publication to Food On Demand. Last year at this point, inflation was the top topic and restaurant operators at the annual Restaurant Finance & Development Conference (RFDC) were bracing for a...
DoorDash Officially Acquires Deliveroo
DoorDash has acquired British rival Deliveroo for $3.9 billion in cash, expanding its reach across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The San Francisco–based delivery giant will pay $2.40 per Deliveroo share, a 28 percent premium over the company’s closing price on...
From Nibble to Praze, Dlivrd Expands Its Catering Tech Ecosystem
Dlivrd is stretching its roots in catering logistics, building what CEO and Founder Chris Heffernan calls “a moat around the customer” through a series of acquisitions, product launches, and international expansion. “It’s been kind of a whirlwind few weeks, but all of...
DoorDash CEO Tony Xu Unveils Delivery Robot and SmartScale
At the Dash Forward event at DoorDash’s headquarters in San Francisco, CEO and Co-founder Tony Xu pulled back the curtain on a new wave of tech, from robots to a redesigned app aimed at making delivery smarter, faster, and more personalized. “Our approach in each of...
Outstanding Operators
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