Uber Buys Postmates: Then There Were Three
After years of speculation about how the U.S. restaurant delivery scene will change with anticipated consolidation among the four largest third-party delivery services, the landscape has dramatically shifted with the news that Uber is in the process of buying...
Uber Eats Switches Bait, Goes After Postmates Instead
After ponying up an all-stock offer of $4.9 billion to acquire Grubhub back in May, multiple reports suggest Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is swapping in some lighter tackle to land Postmates, the fourth largest U.S. restaurant delivery service, for a less biting $2.6...
Taming the Delivery, Expo Line Dragons with Cameras and AI
With algorithms determining the most efficient cooking order for line cooks and AI-enabled cameras that detect order accuracy right as meals come out of the oven or off the line, Dragontail Systems is helping some of the largest restaurants like Domino’s and Pizza Hut...
Light Shines on ‘Partnership’ in Yum Brands-Grubhub Lawsuit
A lawsuit between Yum Brands and Grubhub shows that delivery partnerships based on big enterprise contracts can be as contentious as those at an independent single unit. In short, Yum sued Grubhub after the delivery platform raised fees and pulled out of a contract...
UPDATED: Uber Walks Away as Grubhub, Just Eat Takeaway.com Announce Deal
Uber’s rumored deal to acquire Grubhub is officially off the table, with news coming late Wednesday afternoon that Just Eat Takeaway.com has agreed to combine with Grubhub in an all-stock, $7.3 billion transaction that would create the world’s largest online food...
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