by Tom Kaiser | Oct 19, 2018 | News
With a new safety-focused program rolling out to millions of riders, drivers and delivery partners, Uber is using technology to raise the bar on safety in its European, Middle Eastern and African markets. With the introduction of new safety features, the company aims...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 12, 2018 | News, Top Stories
The new GH Lab store at the Mall of America is a partnership between Good Housekeeping and Amazon—and it’s a convincing look at the future of retail by offering a better experience both for the retailer itself and the customers who browse this carefully curated store....
by Laura Michaels | Oct 12, 2018 | News, Research, Third-Party Delivery
There are only four tables inside a Fajita Pete’s. That’s not a setup that could work for a lot of restaurants, but when dine-in orders account for less than 10 percent of sales, a handful of seats is plenty. “We don’t just sell fajitas, we sell convenience,” says...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 12, 2018 | News
With investor cash continuing to pile into the restaurant and delivery worlds, the biggest players are outlining plans to go their own unique directions. In a recent conversation with Caviar’s Anjarae Washington, head of Caviar For Teams and its new catering-focused...
by Nicholas Upton | Oct 12, 2018 | Automation, News, Top Stories
The holy grail of drone delivery has always been fully automated or Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations where a restaurant, a retailer or even a medical practitioner can load a delivery drone without a pilot. While the technology is largely ready for BVLOS...
by Nicholas Upton | Oct 11, 2018 | News, Research, Third-Party Delivery
There is a lot of attention on the point of sale when it comes to food delivery. Numerous aggregators are playing in the space and some point of sale (POS) companies are figuring out integrations of their own as well. The POS provider Qu, formerly known as Gusto, has...