Waitr (ASAP), Announces Stadium Partnership, Expansion
Waitr Holdings will soon officially be known as ASAP, and the company has a new deal with MetLife Stadium and both NFL teams that play there. Waitr inked a five-year deal to serve as the “official and exclusive mobile ordering partner of the New York Jets and New York...
Gopuff Sales Jump Ahead of Possible IPO
According to new consumer spending data from Bloomberg Second Measure, Gopuff is seeing strong U.S. sales growth that the research firm said corresponds with an expanding customer base and increased spending per customer. Going back to the company’s founding in...
Curious: Amazon Adds Grubhub+ for Prime Members
Grubhub received a big boost after Amazon announced it’s giving a free year of the Grubhub+ to its nearly 150 million U.S. Prime members as a new perk, affording them access to free and unlimited deliveries starting immediately. This comes less than three months after...
Lunchbox Debuts Free Online Ordering Platform
Restaurant tech provider Lunchbox launched a commission-free online ordering platform designed for restaurants with one to three locations. Called Lunchbox Essential, the new platform allows operators to create an online storefront with direct-to-restaurant ordering...
DoorDash Appoints Pinky Cole as Chief Restaurant Advisor
After Stephanie Izard’s year in the role, DoorDash appointed Pinky Cole, founder of Atlanta-based Slutty Vegan, as its next chief restaurant advisor. Starting immediately, Cole serves as the voice of the industry and will “infuse the local operator perspective into...
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