Delivery Aggregator, MealMe, Aims to Deliver Home-Cooked Meals
The delivery industry isn’t lacking for youthful energy and big ideas. MealMe, a new and still-evolving service from a pair of recent college grads, combines an aggregator function to help consumers price compare delivery options from local restaurants with the...
Delivery Study: Consumers Willing to Pay More to Order Direct
A new study of U.S. consumers shows an increased willingness to pay more to order delivered meals directly from restaurants versus third-party apps, possibly signaling heightened awareness of delivery economics in the eyes of the average consumer. Simon-Kucher&...
DoorDash Announces “Main Street Strong” Campaign
In an effort to help restaurants navigate the recovery phase of the pandemic, DoorDash announced a new “Main Street Strong” initiative that includes new products, programs and policies to help restaurants survive and grow their businesses. That assistance includes...
BurgerFi Joins Reef Kitchens in Delivery-Only Expansion
Preferring the term “neighborhood kitchen” to ghost or virtual kitchen, Miami-based Reef Kitchens is a mixture of both, serving as a delivery-only hub for established restaurants and those that exist purely in online form within third-party delivery apps. Among the...
Figure 8, Zuul Kitchens Team up on Restaurant Recovery Consulting
Embracing non-traditional operations as the new normal, the consultants at Figure 8 Logistics have teamed up with Zuul Kitchens, a New York City-based ghost kitchen operator, to advise restaurants on the full buffet of non-traditional restaurant models that are...
Outstanding Operators
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