Toast, Deliverect, Team Up to Simplify Restaurant Ordering Management
To help restaurants simplify digital ordering, Toast has partnered with Deliverect, a global online ordering management provider. Deliverect bridges the gap between third-party providers and point-of-sale (POS) systems. The platform integrates online orders from...
Zomato’s Co-Founder Leaves Firm, Amid Series of High-Profile Exits
Indian food delivery company and restaurant aggregator Zomato, recently announced its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Gunjan Patidar, has left the firm. Patidar is the latest in a series of high-profile exits, including co-founder Mohit Gupta, Deputy Chief...
Wonder Abandons Van-Based Model
Saying it took “years of R&D and tens of millions of dollars in capital to get it right,” Wonder founder and CEO Marc Lore announced he’s moving the company away from its roots as an on-demand meal courier platform centered around vans operating as mobile...
Canada’s First Permanent Delivery-Fee Cap Kicks Off in British Columbia
Canada’s first permanent cap on fees charged to restaurants by food delivery companies went into effect in British Columbia on January, 1, 2023, giving restaurant owners certainty about their costs from companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats. “When restaurants were...
Amazon Prime Air Starts Drone Deliveries in California, Texas
Amazon Prime members in two towns—one in California and another in Texas—have reportedly begun receiving drone deliveries through the retail giant’s Prime Air service. As multiple outlets have reported, the first aerial deliveries began just before Christmas. The...
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