Starship Raises $100M in 30 Days, Plots New Markets
Starship Technologies is on a triumphant roll as the delivery robot provider announces raising $100 million in the last 30 days, including its most recent $42 million Series B funding round. Together, these funds will help Starship further scale its autonomous drone...
Grubhub Partners with 7-Eleven for National C-Store, Grubhub Goods
Arriving to the C-store scene later than its contemporaries, Grubhub is taking its convenience concept, Grubhub Goods, nationwide from more than 3,000 locations across the country. This follows a successful pilot in New York of more than a dozen Grubhub Goods...
Buyk CEO Wants Americans to Grocery Shop Like Europeans
As ultra-fast grocery delivery scales beyond New York, Chicago and San Francisco, Buyk CEO James Walker hopes this new speed and convenience persuades American shoppers to live like Europeans who typically buy smaller quantities at a time and focus on fresh...
Unfurl Cuisine Building Hands-On Virtual Food Halls
Billing itself as a virtual food hall that delivers, Unfurl Cuisine is a 3-unit operation in the increasingly murky area between ghost kitchens and food halls. Unfurl builds kitchens with spaces for up to 20 brands in one location where its own employees cook the...
Maker Kitchens is a Ghost Facility Focusing on VRs and Food Makers
Kitchen United and CloudKitchens aren’t the only ghost kitchens in town. Founded in 2015 and based in Los Angeles, Maker Kitchens is building secured, individual spaces aimed at virtual restaurant operators and independent food makers using services like Goldbelly to...
Outstanding Operators
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