Wetzel’s Delivery Test Brings Surprises
Just a few weeks into a test of delivery for Wetzel’s Pretzels, new CEO Jennifer Schuler counts two surprises, in a good way. “We all know the average ticket for delivery is higher; ours has been significantly higher,” with the number of items per invoice about 75...
Uber + Toyota Accelerate Driverless Ridesharing
Toyota, SoftBank and auto supplier Denso announced a $1 billion investment in Uber’s Advanced Technology Group to accelerate development and commercialization of the tech giant’s automated ridesharing services. Under the terms of the agreement, Toyota and DENSO will...
Delivery Awareness Surges as Fast-Food Grabs Bigger Bite
According to a new report from customer experience and brand research firm Service Management Group (SMG), awareness of delivery is growing while fast-food restaurants in particular are increasing delivery at three to five times faster than the fast-casual and...
Bite Squad Adds Breakfast in Minneapolis
Bite Squad, which was founded in Minneapolis and acquired by Louisiana-based Waitr, has added breakfast service for individual and small group orders in its home market. Breakfast will be delivered every day starting at 8 a.m. The expanding morning delivery services,...
ezCater Buys a Monkey, Raises Even More Capital
Fresh off a healthy haul of $100 million in investor cash last fall and continued European expansion after acquiring GoCater, ezCater just landed another $150 million in fun money and acquired the Monkey Group, a Canadian software and training provider that’s the...
Outstanding Operators
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