Amazon Aims to Grow Grocery Delivery by Targeting Budget Shoppers
Amazon continues to make plays that aim to be consumers’ one-stop shop for seemingly everything. It’s now bolstering its grocery delivery service, with a new product line to attract shoppers seeking value over brand names. The e-commerce giant launched Amazon...
Grubhub Adds 60 More Campuses, Sees Avenue as Growth Driver
Despite a decline in overall order volume, Grubhub remains optimistic about one promising segment of its business, its campus dining program. In its latest earnings report, Grubhub reported a 12 percent decrease in North American orders, falling from $74.1 million in...
Coco’s Hybrid Fleet of Food Delivery Robots Poised for Major Urban Rollout
While competitors like Starship and Serve Robotics have gained national attention for using their autonomous bots to deliver 7-Eleven Slurpees, Shake Shack burgers and college meals, robot startup Coco has been quietly operating under the radar. Under CEO and...
DoorDash Tackles Delivery Fraud with New Updates
DoorDash is addressing delivery fraud with a new set of measures. A spokesperson for the third-party delivery giant told Food On Demand that while not super common, “the unfortunate fact is that there are people who falsely claim that they didn’t receive their...
Restaurant Delivery, the Global Outlook
Contributing editor, Peter Backman is a long-term foodservice sector guru and founder of theDelivery.World, a platform that connects the delivery sector and makes sense of the myriad changes and challenges that affect the sector across the globe. As we approach the...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.