Food On Demand Briefs – October 2017
Here Comes the Wal-Mart Drone Ship Patent sleuths at CB Insights have found a series of intriguing patents that show Walmart’s idea of the on-demand future of retail. A whole slew of in-store technology are to increase the efficiency of stocking and tracking products,...
Are third-party services also delivering liability?
By Laura Michaels Delivery to your doorstep is the epitome of convenience, and because convenience is a top reason people visit restaurants in the first place, operators are hustling to incorporate delivery into their business. But amid the enticing profit potential...
GrubHub Gobbles Up Yelp’s Eat24
By Tom Kaiser After forking over for Foodler in June, Grubhub purchased Eat24 from Yelp for $287.5 million, further solidifying its status as the leading provider of third-party food delivery. Investors celebrated Grubhub’s soon-to-be expanded menu and possibilities...
FOD Test Drives Delivery Service for Not-for-Profit
By Nancy Weingartner Monroe As a past-her-middle-age woman, I am not the typical meal-delivery driver. But I do have two of the primary skill sets needed for this task: I have a reliable car and a good attitude. And I care how people rate me. The downside is that I am...
NCR Partners to Eliminate Delivery Tablets in Restaurants
By Tom Kaiser A new partnership between point-of-sale giant NCR and delivery providers DoorDash and Grubhub aims to eliminate the separate tablets that have become a necessary evil for restaurants looking to add revenue through third-party delivery. For restaurants...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.