BVLOS Drone Test a Step Toward ‘Railway in the Sky’
The holy grail of drone delivery has always been fully automated or Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations where a restaurant, a retailer or even a medical practitioner can load a delivery drone without a pilot. While the technology is largely ready for BVLOS...
Danny Meyer Fund Leads Goldbelly Series B
More money keeps flowing into the delivery space, this time Goldbelly grabbed the attention of restaurateur Danny Meyer and his young fund Enlightened Hospitality Investments. Goldbelly was founded in 2012 in New York with the purpose of getting “legendary foods” to...
Postmates Gets ‘Unicorn’ Status with $300M Investment
Postmates is the name of the week when it comes to investments. The third-party delivery provider announced a $300 million investment form Tiger Capital today. According to a press release, the new funds will go toward growth and investments in efficiency. With this...
ezCater Acquires French-based GoCater
After attracting a cool $100 million of investor cash to be used to fuel international expansion, the Boston-based ezCater acquired GoCater, a Paris-headquartered corporate catering platform. Shortly after the news broke, we spoke with ezCater Founder Stefania Mallett...
Naf Naf Grill Officially Begins Third-Party Delivery
The fast-growing Middle Eastern concept Naf Naf Grill has been putting a lot of work into its delivery infrastructure and is now open for business. The 39-location restaurant chain with a heavy concentration in and around Chicago, Minneapolis and Philadelphia has been...
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