Third-Party Sales up Slightly, Market Share Shifting
New data shows that COVID-19 is potentially “even-ing the playing field” for third-party delivery. That’s according to Sense360, the data and analytics firm that measures foot traffic, proprietary survey data and gleans insights from the payment data of 5 million...
Cowen Hosts FOD All-Stars to Explore COVID and the Future
Equity research firm Cowen interviewed two Food On Demand all-stars, exploring the effects of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry. Cowen Analyst Andrew Charles sat down with Vishal Agarwal, founder and CEO of ItsACheckmate, and Fred LeFranc, founder and CEO of Results...
Workplace Shutdowns Hobble Catering Market
With so many offices and factories now closed, it’s a dark time in the catering industry. One of the largest catering marketplaces, ezCater, has rolled out a zero-commission program through April 15, while Foodsby has reportedly laid off the majority of its staff...
Online Grocery (Finally) Coming in Hot
After years of lackluster growth compared to the fast rise of meal delivery, U.S. consumers are starting to embrace online grocery shopping, with a new study arguing that groceries ordered in advance for delivery and pickup has passed a tipping point and “is now an...
Bolt’s e-Bikes Designed to Revolutionize Meal Delivery
As the e-scooter craze begins to subside 20 years after Segways first promised to change our world, electric bicycles built to haul cargo might actually deliver on this lofty claim. Battery-powered two-wheelers will soon be ferrying groceries and Amazon boxes...
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