Kroger, ClusterTruck Partner on Delivery-Only Ops
Chris Baggott, the founder and CEO of ClusterTruck, said after many, many conversations with restaurant owners, he found what might be the ideal ghost kitchen partner in grocery giant Kroger. ClusterTruck, the “virtual food truck” that offers everything from pad Thai...
BMW, Olo Debut In-Car Food Ordering
BMW has partnered with Olo, the New York-based food-ordering platform, to launch a trial enabling U.S. BMW drivers to order restaurant meals while behind the wheel of their cars. Nekter Juice Bar and Portillo’s Hot Dogs are the first brands to participate in the...
Subway Does Free Thanksgiving Week Deliveries
Looking to juice its sales during Thanksgiving week, Subway is offering free delivery on all orders from Nov. 24 through Nov. 30 for all third-party orders coming in through Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, Grubhub and Seamless. Michael Lang, the company’s senior...
Ambitious Pizza Upstart on Delivery, Joining NYC Ghost Kitchen
After a career on Wall Street, Enrique Mendez and his business partner dabbled in growing hydroponic tomatoes, which worked out surprisingly well and led them toward an intensely ambitious goal: creating a new restaurant to offer the finest and most sustainable pizza...
Bite Squad Exits Key Minnesota Cities
Before Waitr acquired it, Bite Squad was a Minnesota-based delivery service putting up huge numbers in its home turf, especially Minneapolis. Less than a year after finalizing the acquisition by Louisiana-based Waitr, Bite Squad has discontinued service in the cities...
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