Instacart, 7-Eleven Expand Delivery Partnership
Instacart announced the expansion of its collaboration with 7-Eleven, the world’s largest convenience retailer, to nearly 4,000 new stores across the U.S. Instacart now delivers from nearly 6,000 7-Eleven stores, reaching nearly 60 million U.S. households across...
Grubhub, Greg Hill Foundation Expand Restaurant Strong Fund
Grubhub and The Greg Hill Foundation’s Restaurant Strong Fund announced the latest phase in their commitment to supporting restaurants: the Restaurant Stronger program, a new initiative to provide $5,000 grants to eligible independent restaurants. As the...
Chick-fil-A to Launch First Virtual Restaurant Brand
The chicken-sandwich juggernaut, Chick-fil-A, is rolling out its first virtual restaurant brand. Details are pretty sparse so far, but the company announced it would launch in Nashville this year and in Atlanta in 2022. The brand will be called Little Blue Menu,...
DoorDash Neary Triples Revenue, Narrows Q1 Loss
Investors celebrated as DoorDash released its first quarter 2021 financial results showing the leader in the U.S. delivery scene nearly tripled its quarterly revenue to $1.08 billion, increased its gross order volume to $9.9 billion and saw average order rates that...
Post-Pandemic, Alcohol Delivery Goes Mainstream
Countless states and cities loosened laws to allow delivery of alcohol and prepared cocktails during the early days of the pandemic, and now that the case numbers are dropping and society is reopening, many of those governing bodies are extending those changes or...
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