Amazon Embeds Grubhub Food Delivery into its App
Amazon customers in the U.S. can now order food from nearby restaurants through Grubhub—directly on the e-commerce giant’s website and app. The deal gets tastier if you’re an Amazon Prime member. Members will receive a free Grubhub Plus membership, normally worth $120...
A Global Look at the Drive Towards First-Party Delivery
Contributing editor, Peter Backman is a long-term foodservice sector guru and founder of theDelivery.World, a platform that connects the delivery sector and makes sense of the myriad changes and challenges that affect the sector across the globe. As the restaurant...
Questions to Answer Before Signing with a Third-Party Delivery Provider
Agreeing to a contract with a third-party delivery partner is a big decision. It can be overwhelming to ponder all the details and ramifications. That’s why it is smart to pull in a legal adviser. Ryan Palmer, the head of Lathrop’s restaurant, food, and beverage...
Uber Acquires Taiwan’s Foodpanda Delivery Biz for $950 Million
Uber Eats has eyes set on growth overseas, announcing last week that it’s scooping up Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business in Taiwan for $950 million in cash. The move comes as Uber looks to expand delivery in the Asian-market region. The two companies have also entered...
Uber Eats and Instacart Throw In Together
When it comes to two unlikely goliaths combining forces, it’s not on the scale of Iron Man and Spider-Man. But Uber Eats and Instacart are still pretty formidable. And they are pointing their combined super powers at DoorDash. Instacart will soon introduce a...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.