by Tom Kaiser | Oct 27, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Reports that Gopuff delayed its IPO and laid off more employees are the latest mile markers as the instant delivery category experiences significant challenges over the last year. The company didn’t respond to a request for details, but various stories suggest the...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 27, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Thanx, a restaurant loyalty and guest engagement platform, has released a new platform that it claims is a “major technical milestone” that will give other restaurants a Starbucks-level of sophistication for their rewards programs. The comprehensive update is dubbed...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 27, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Grubhub and Starship are bringing delivery robots to five additional U.S. college campuses by the end of the year through a new, formalized partnership. The new schools will join a list of more than 25 U.S. campuses where Starship robots are already providing...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 27, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Framing the agreement as “stepping up to answer the President’s call to action,” DoorDash has partnered with Walgreens to provide COVID-19 treatments to people living in underserved communities across the U.S. The partnership will facilitate free delivery of Paxlovid...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 20, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Serve Robotics, an autonomous sidewalk delivery company, announced that former DoorDash executive, Prahar Shah, has joined the company as its chief revenue officer. Shah will lead Serve’s commercial efforts and oversee the new partnerships and new verticals team as...
by Matthew Liedke | Oct 13, 2022 | Best Practices, News, Third-Party Delivery
Efficiency is an important element of the restaurant industry, and the increase in delivery demand means more is being done to make that front more effective, too. Some new products assisting restaurants in improving the delivery segment were shared by panelists in...