by Tom Kaiser | Jun 3, 2021 | Automation, News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
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...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 3, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
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,...
by Arthur Robert | May 27, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
NASCAR Refuel, a new virtual restaurant from Virtual Dining Concepts, is bringing trackside favorites to the home while courting a new demographic for this fast-growing part of the industry. Virtual Dining Concepts CEO Robert Earl described the brand’s food as an...
by Tom Kaiser | May 27, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
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...
by Emili Raeder | May 27, 2021 | COVID-19, News, Third-Party Delivery
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...
by Nicholas Upton | May 20, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
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,...