by Nicholas Upton | May 6, 2021 | Best Practices, News, Third-Party Delivery
One of the most intriguing aspects of virtual restaurants is the ability to scale at a pace unseen outside of Silicon Valley. MrBeast Burgers went from 0 to 400 nearly overnight and, now, Wow Bao is looking to grow even faster through virtual channels. Geoff...
by Tom Kaiser | May 6, 2021 | COVID-19, News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
For Chowbus, the delivery startup focused exclusively on Asian restaurants, looking beyond the pandemic means finding creative ways to help its restaurant partners boost in-store dining as it continues upgrading its app experience seven months after raising yet...
by Tom Kaiser | May 6, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Uber and Gopuff have announced a new partnership where Gopuff will provide a new range of everyday essentials to customers on the Uber Eats platform, further broadening its ongoing expansion beyond delivered restaurant meals. Philadelphia-based Gopuff delivers a...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 29, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
During a media event unveiling a reshaped commission structure for restaurants and other retailers, DoorDash COO Christopher Payne had a bold message for merchants on the company’s platform: “You’ll never have to pay 30 percent again if you don’t want to.” The...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 29, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Deliverect, a Belgian startup that integrates Uber Eats, Deliveroo, DoorDash, Just Eat Takeaway.com and other providers into restaurant point-of-sale systems, announced it has raised $65 million in a Series C funding round from DST Global Partners and Redpoint...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 29, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
After two of the biggest players in delivery appeared headed toward a courtroom, Olo and DoorDash announced they have dismissed their recent contract dispute, agreed to a settlement, dismissed all of DoorDash’s outstanding legal claims and signed a new, multi-year...