by Tom Kaiser | Aug 15, 2019 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Predicting that the delivery world will suffer mightily from a growing shortage of drivers, California-based Udelv is researching, building and hiring to help commercialize autonomous automobile deliveries with a particular focus on groceries, retail goods and,...
by Nicholas Upton | Aug 15, 2019 | Finance, News, Third-Party Delivery
Postmates is set to join Uber, Grubhub and Waitr in the public markets. According to TechCrunch, the company will file its S-1, the key document to register securities on the public markets next month. Available details are sparse, but the company has partnered with...
by Tom Kaiser | Aug 8, 2019 | Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
In a letter posted on its Learning Center site, Grubhub claims it has been on the receiving end of “misleading stories in the media” regarding driver tips and practices related to its restaurant contracts that have birthed a raft of negative news stories in recent...
by Nicholas Upton | Aug 8, 2019 | Best Practices, Third-Party Delivery
The worst thing about baseball concessions isn’t the quality or even the exorbitant prices, it’s hearing the crowd go crazy as your star hitter knocks a dinger into the bleachers while you’re waiting for a $12 Miller Lite. Well, Postmates has a plan to help. As...
by Tom Kaiser | Aug 8, 2019 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
With plenty of cash on hand and a fast-growing staff approaching 500 employees, Boston-based ezCater moved into a new headquarters within the city’s Financial District. Having taken 97,000 square feet in the Congress Square building, its new space is 50,000 square...
by Tom Kaiser | Aug 2, 2019 | News, Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash, the leading U.S. third-party delivery provider by market share, has entered into an agreement with Square to buy its Caviar delivery brand for $410 million in cash and DoorDash preferred stock. This huge acquisition underscores DoorDash’s recent gains...