Square Adds DoorDash to its On-Demand Delivery Platform
Restaurant merchants on the Square platform can now dispatch DoorDash delivery drivers for orders placed directly on their own websites through DoorDash Drive. This latest announcement comes after Square first announced on-demand delivery this past June. Given...
Hungr Goes its Own Way by Giving Restaurants Customer Data
As the debate over fees and customer data continues its slow burn in the delivery space, one smaller player is going all in on sharing customer information with restaurants so they can fine-tune their operations and develop marketing campaigns to target the best users...
DoorDash, Jimmy John’s Show Power of Platform Marketplace
The new partnership between Jimmy John’s and DoorDash demonstrates that even with a “freaky fast” in-house delivery fleet that’s not going anywhere, there is immense power in the platform marketplace. Jimmy John’s and DoorDash announced the two...
Lettuce Entertain You, Barilla Launch Virtual Concept on Grubhub
Chicago-based Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, parent company of Maggiano’s Little Italy and Shaw’s Crab House, among others, has launched a new virtual restaurant in partnership with Barilla, the world’s largest pasta producer. Available exclusively on Grubhub,...
Thanx CEO Calls for 3PD Regulation, Federal Action for Restaurants
Before publishing his second long-form article on the future of restaurants and delivery, Thanx CEO Zach Goldstein had become one of the most visible thought leaders in the space. One year after his “The Four Horsemen of the Delivery Apocalypse” lit up industry...
Outstanding Operators
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