Bite Squad Expands Home Turf, Partners to Feed Hungry
Minneapolis-based Bite Squad has announced an expansion of the service in the southern suburbs of its home market, as well as a corresponding charitable partnership with Second Harvest Heartland—Minnesota’s largest hunger-relief organization. Bite Squad has initiated...
Alexa in Hotels: Good News for Third-Party Delivery Companies?
This summer, Marriott International is rolling out Amazon’s version of the Echo specifically for hotel rooms. Guests can use it to call the front desk or adjust the room’s temperature and lighting, but what about ordering outside food? “Alexa for Hospitality is a...
A Partnership Made in the Name of Staying Home
A partnership between Home Helpers and BistroMD was forged when the senior-care franchise began noticing its caregivers were bringing food from home to ensure their clients were getting enough to eat on the caregivers’ days off. While she’s proud to have franchisees’...
Kitchen United Opens First of Many Shared Kitchens
The idea of a virtual restaurant powered by a ghost kitchen has been a trendy topic in the food on demand space, but the first company built around the concept is now operating out of Pasadena, California. Kitchen United’s soft opening, friends and family nights and a...
Will Waitr Become the Walmart of Third-Party Delivery?
Waitr may not have been top of mind just a few weeks ago, but the Lake Charles, Louisiana-based company will soon be in the limelight as the second publicly traded, third-party delivery network. The company has grown to 70 delivery markets offering a unique take on...
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