by Tom Kaiser | Dec 1, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Eight months after Circle K’s parent company led a $25 million investment in Food Rocket, the San Francisco-based rapid delivery provider announced a joint expansion to deliver groceries and convenience products in Charlotte, NC. Through its app, Food Rocket will...
by Tom Kaiser | Nov 23, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Students and faculty at Missouri University of Science and Technology in central Missouri now have access to robotic food delivery thanks to a partnership with Starship Technologies that placed 16 hard-working, autonomous bots on campus. Starship’s fleet of on-demand...
by Tom Kaiser | Nov 23, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash rolled out a range of updates designed to make ordering delivery safer for Dashers, customers and merchants. They include real-time safety alerts, a SafeChat program that detects offensive language, and porch light reminders intended to create a safer, more...
by Matthew Liedke | Nov 23, 2022 | News, Third-Party Delivery
In the restaurant industry, timing can mean everything. Not only is it a factor with preparing food, it also comes into play when setting menu prices. That was a key part of the discussion Tuesday during a panel about dynamic pricing at the Restaurant Finance &...
by Tom Kaiser | Nov 17, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
ItsaCheckmate has launched Marketplace, a new product that allows “innovators and startups” to build a single integration that instantly provides them with access to more than 50 different point-of-sale systems and 20,000 restaurants across the globe. Announcing the...
by Bernadette Heier | Nov 17, 2022 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Results from Colorado’s November midterm elections last week blocked third-party alcohol delivery sales. Under Proposition 126, licensed stores and businesses that sell alcohol would have been able to deliver it through third-party companies like DoorDash and...