Uber Eats Expands Starbucks Delivery to 49 Cities
Starbucks has upsized its delivery program with Uber Eats, rolling out the service to 33 additional U.S. cities for a grand total of 49 within 33 states. The partnership first began in 2018 with an initial debut in Miami, then an expansion to a total of 16 metro areas...
Low ABV Drink Maker and Membership Club Snags $4.5 Million
If you love cocktails, but don’t like to get drunk or go outside, there’s a new multi-million-dollar startup looking to plug you into a low-alcohol cocktail membership. With the promise of reviving “aperitif culture,” Haus secured $4.5 million in seed funding from a...
Jam-packed Agenda for Not-to-be-missed FOD Conference 2020
The third-annual Food On Demand Conference is going all in on ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants, customer attraction through loyalty and direct marketing, helping restaurant operators know where to dedicate finite resources with more channels than ever and...
Thanx Brings Mega-Brand Customer Engagement to Smaller Restaurants
Large companies like Domino’s, Starbucks, Panera and Chipotle are envied for their ability to invest massive investments in technology, especially in terms of customer engagement and loyalty. Not everyone is so fortunate. But now Thanx CEO Zach Goldstein, who has a...
Why Bad Data Should be Counterpunched
A new study making the rounds shows DoorDash drivers making just $1.45 base hourly pay before tips and making the food-delivery economy at large look pretty dismal. And without real-world data, this is what makes the news. The report appeared on Salon, and a handful...
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