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Growing Chains Tap Loop’s AI to Optimize Third-Party Delivery
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and Dave’s Hot Chicken integrate Loop to address pain points in juggling multiple delivery channels.
Robotic Reindeer Delivering Meals for Uber Eats
Uber Eats is using robotic reindeer to deliver meals in a handful of markets across the country.
Danny Meyer, Amir Hudda on Qu’s EHI Investment
For Qu CEO Amir Hudda, the recent funding from Danny Meyer’s EHI fund is transformative.
Sandland: Are Ghost Kitchens Dead?
Ghost kitchens are still restaurants, and still dependent on unit-level economics to survive and scale.
Lunchbox Lands $50M Series B Investment
Lunchbox closed a $50 million Series B that will allow the company to accelerate its research and development efforts.
Sharebite Inks Catering Partnership with Vornado
Sharebite announced a partnership with Vornado Realty Trust, New York City’s leading office landlord.
The Local Culinary Plots International Growth
Florida-based virtual restaurant provider, The Local Culinary, is planning to expand outside of the United States.
Instacart Takes Aim At DoorDash, Uber Eats with New ‘Ready Meals’ Hub
Instacart is displaying prepared food from its grocery partners front and center on the marketplace, calling it a “break up with take out.”
Apex Partners with Tacit on Digital Ordering, Food Locker Pickup
Apex and Tacit Corporation announced a new integration to combine Apex’s smart food locker technology with Tacit’s digital ordering and processing.
Behind Pizza Hut’s Automated Kitchen, Massive Potential to Scale
The pace of innovation around automated foodservice is nothing short of explosive. Hyper Robotics is pushing the limits with a near fully-automated Pizza Hut restaurant, but wants to translate that pace into scale for new brands. "The biggest story of all is not...
McKinsey Grocery Report Highlights Power of Instant Providers
The grocery segment is grappling with the same profitability concerns as the restaurant space as delivery continues grabbing a larger share of the pie. Consulting firm McKinsey explored the challenges and opportunities in a new report on the grocery industry, making a...
Deliverect Hits 100M Orders, Raises $150 Million
Deliverect raised $150M in a Series D after hitting the milestone of 100 million orders processed.
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Finance
Fountain Nabs $23 Million Series B to Keep Hiring Fast
The world of food delivery gets a lot of attention for being a flexible way for people to find work without much effort. It might seem to most people that a potential driver just signs up and starts driving, but there is still a lot of recruitment happening for the...
Research
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...
The Deliverers
Uber Enhances Features for Grocery Delivery Personnel
After assessing feedback Uber released several updates for its delivery shoppers, including digital payments.
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Deliverect Marketplace Helps Operators Find their Ideal Virtual Brand
A new marketplace of virtual brands from Deliverect aims to make finding the ideal virtual concept as easy for operators as finding the right lightbulb at Home Depot. Virtual brands are one of the few megatrends in the restaurant space right now. The ideal setup is...