by Tom Kaiser | Aug 5, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
International grocery giant Costco isn’t going to sit back and watch as instant-delivery startups rush into the grocery space. Through a new pilot project with Uber, the Washington-based big-box retailer is testing rapid delivery at 25 locations across the state of...
by Nicholas Upton | Aug 4, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Gopuff is pushing beyond convenience items with a growing number of hyper-efficient ghost kitchens. With its latest program focused on prepared foods, the speedy C-store disruptor is becoming the digital equivalent of a corner mart or bodega with a tiny kitchen in the...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 29, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
DoorDash is going bigger with ghost kitchens as it introduces DoorDash Kitchens Full Service, a new model allowing restaurants to license their brands and outsource many of the tasks associated with opening a new location, including hiring, meal preparation and...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 29, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Delivery Hero, the German-based local delivery platform, has partnered with sustainable packaging manufacturer Eco-Products to provide restaurants with Earth-friendly packaging to reduce plastic waste and carbon emissions. The pilot program is debuting in Austria,...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 29, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
With all the buzz around meals, booze and groceries, one might forget flowers were one of the original on-demand products. With a new partnership between Uber and FTD, customers in many of the largest U.S. cities will now be able to order delivered floral arrangements...
by Emili Raeder | Jul 21, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
At this point in American technological competence, I tolerate little less than perfection. My rideshare service will meet me exactly within the agreed upon time. My ramen takeout will come with one spicy bomb, two garlic bombs and disposable chopsticks, and my...