by Tom Kaiser | Jan 20, 2022 | Automation, News, Third-Party Delivery
Muncho, an early-stage pizza delivery startup in Philadelphia, is using oven-equipped vans to cook pizzas while en route to customers’ houses. With plans to add more advanced cooking tech and an owner-operator model to scale up to additional neighborhoods, early...
by Tom Kaiser | Jan 20, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
C-store giant 7-Eleven has launched a new subscription delivery service that waives delivery fees on more than 3,000 products, including hot and fresh foods, drinks, snacks, groceries and household items, among others. The 7NOW Gold Pass subscription costs $5.95 per...
by Arthur Robert | Jan 20, 2022 | News, Third-Party Delivery
When COVID-19 closed down restaurant dining rooms, it forced restaurants to adapt to a new digital world. That opened up a range of new possibilities, from simple marketing to ghost kitchens and virtual restaurant brands, but it also created a new set of headaches....
by Tom Kaiser | Jan 6, 2022 | News, Research, Third-Party Delivery
Restaurant meal delivery in the U.S. hit a key milestone before the holidays, as 50 percent of American consumers have now ordered from one of the major meal delivery services, up from 44 percent a year ago, according to the latest figures from Bloomberg Second...
by Arthur Robert | Dec 30, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
You may remember promises of imminent self-driving from the mid-2010s when futurists claimed fleets of robotaxis would soon fill the streets and urban planners got high on the idea of tearing down parking garages. We now know this future isn’t right around the corner,...
by Tom Kaiser | Dec 29, 2021 | Briefs, Finance, News, Third-Party Delivery
Moody’s Investors Services, the highly visible bond credit rating business, downgraded its outlook for Grubhub while maintaining a stable outlook for the third-largest U.S. restaurant delivery provider. The ratings firm cited erosion in Grubhub’s liquidity, sustained...