by Tom Kaiser | Jan 10, 2017 | News
By Tom Kaiser Low margins, enormous overhead, perishable inventory, cutthroat competition and crabby customers are just a few reasons the grocery business isn’t easy. But that’s not deterring Amazon’s most recent example of relentless expansion in its hometown of...
by Nicholas Upton | Jan 10, 2017 | Finance, News
By Nick Upton Caviar’s late 2016 acquisition of Philadelphia food-delivery startup Main Line Delivery put an end cap on the M&A activities in the food-on-demand realm. And deals like it could make 2017 a banner year for M&A in the space. Caviar, which itself...
by Nancy Monroe | Jan 10, 2017 | Best Practices, News
By Nancy Weingartner When it comes to food on demand, the U.S. is behind the developing world, but with the plethora of new companies jumping on the bandwagon, we’re doing our best to catch up. In Dubai, for instance, “you can get a single item delivered to you,...
by Nancy Monroe | Jan 10, 2017 | Best Practices, News
By Nancy Weingartner Want to get more productivity out of your employees? Then let them eat cake — or sliced Fuji apples or drink Red Bull. Just don’t make them leave the workplace on company hours to forage for themselves. “The idea behind it,” says Snackdash CEO...
by fodnews | Jan 10, 2017 | Briefs, News
Alexa, remember that sushi restaurant I like so much? Order a spicy tuna roll Amazon Prime members in 20 cities can use their Echo or Echo dot to voice-order their next meal from one of the restaurants on Amazon Restaurants, but only from restaurants they’ve already...
by Nicholas Upton | Nov 30, 2016 | News
By Nicholas Upton We’ve all been there. You order delivery or carryout and eagerly open the bag to find not the beautiful restaurant presentation, but a soggy mess. If you’re on the receiving end, you don’t want a soggy mess, but even more important, no restaurant...