Postmates CEO Dismisses Acquisition Rumors
Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann spoke last week at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colorado, where he dismissed rumors that the fourth-largest U.S.-based delivery brand was preparing to be sold to DoorDash, Uber or Walmart rather than pursuing a...
Survey Identifies Big Delivery Gripes, Driver’s Dirty Secrets
A new survey from US Foods digs into the grievances consumers have with third-party delivery and provides some eye-popping insight into some of the less-than-ethical things couriers do on the job. The food supplier conducted a national survey of 1,500 delivery...
Starbucks Preps 2020 Delivery Rollout
Starbucks announced plans to deliver directly to consumers all across the U.S. through a new partnership with Uber Eats. Starting in early 2020, the Seattle-based coffee purveyor aims to expand beyond an initial 11-city rollout that demonstrated successful “operation...Postmates Adds Google Exec to Board
Postmates added a high-profile executive from Google to its board of directors. Kristin Reinke, vice president of finance at Google, joins as an independent director and is now part of a leadership group including Postmates’ founders and long-term investors. “As...
McDonald’s Adds DoorDash to the Menu
McDonald’s is opening up its delivery relationship, announcing via a press release that it signed a contract to make DoorDash its second third-party delivery provider, effectively ending its exclusive deal with Uber Eats that was viewed by many industry watchers as a...
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