Delivery Analysts Project Pandemic Habits Are Hanging On
What was once a pandemic necessity may be becoming habit. In a report issued by Wells Fargo, analysts including Brian Fitzgerald and Jon Tower project that delivery will hold onto its intra-pandemic market share or even grow as restaurant sales rebound during the...
Just Eat Takeaway Completes Grubhub Acquisition, Adam DeWitt is New CEO
It’s been a slow roll toward the finish line, but Amsterdam-based Just Eat Takeaway.com completed its acquisition of Grubhub in an all-stock transaction that represents JET’s entry into the U.S. food delivery market. Grubhub President and CFO Adam DeWitt was named...
Skipping the Mortar Model, Star Naidu Opens Khana Americana Ghost Kitchen
At first glance, it might appear Star Naidu is launching her Khana Americana restaurant backwards. The first-time restaurateur skipped the brick-and-mortar model and started her Indian-American concept as a ghost kitchen, opening it in Atlanta’s upper Westside....
Food Rocket Bets Faster Groceries Can Topple Instacart, Amazon Fresh
If same-day shipping was the last, great frontier in ecommerce, getting those goods to customers within the hour or even just a half hour is becoming the next battleground for delivered groceries, convenience goods and retail items. Startups like San Francisco’s Food...
DoorDash Appoints a Chief Restaurant Advisor
Continuing its efforts to engage in open conversations with restaurant partners, DoorDash has appointed Stephanie Izard, chef and owner of Girl and the Goat, as its first chief restaurant advisor. She will work in an integrated advisory role for a period of one year,...
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