Uber, Nuro Forge 10-Year Robotic Delivery Partnership
Uber signed a 10-year partnership with Nuro, a California-based electric delivery robot developer, to begin autonomous food deliveries starting in California and Texas. It’s the biggest step any U.S.-based food delivery service has taken toward introducing unmanned...
Meredith Sandland, Chris Baggott Team Up to Empower Delivery
ClusterTruck co-founder Chris Baggott and restaurant executive Meredith Sandland, co-author of Delivering the Digital Restaurant, have launched Empower Delivery, a new software company enabling restaurants to “profitably and sustainably” service off-premises demand....
Slice Rebrands as First-Party Pizzeria Partner
Slice wants every independent pizza operator to know that it’s not just another online ordering service. As part of a comprehensive rebranding, the pizza-focused ordering platform is broadening its reach to bring technology and marketing services to tens of thousands...
LoCo Helps Restaurants Create Their Own, Cheaper Delivery Networks
It’s a throwback to the earliest days of delivery: what if restaurants banded together and created their own delivery service to avoid the costs of third-party delivery apps? After a few ups and downs, LoCo Co-Ops is doing exactly that in markets across the country,...
Juicer Says Dynamic Pricing Aids Labor, Delivery Cost Pressures
Juicer is the latest company helping restaurants implement dynamic pricing and two of its co-founders, Ashwin Kamlani and Carl Orsbourn, believe this new pricing model is the key to improving off-premises profits and flattening out rush periods in this era of...
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.