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Around the Restaurant Industry at RFDC
Stagnant foot traffic, an uneven post-COVID recovery, the rise of automation, and a drive for experiences over things were the key themes at this year’s Restaurant Finance & Development Conference.
Wow Bao Continues Expansion with 7th Airport Location
Wow Bao launches a new location inside the Salt Lake City International Airport, marking its westernmost storefront thus far.
Incentivio Bringing AI-Driven Menu Intelligence to Market
Incentivio’s new Menu Intelligence tool uses AI to determine how a restaurant’s menu affects its customer retention.
Wonder Closes Blue Apron Buyout for $103M
Wonder Group officially closed its deal to buy Blue Apron for $103 million.
White Rhino Raises Millions for L4 Autonomous Delivery
White Rhino, a Beijing-based autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturer, has raised nearly $8 million through a recent Series A funding round.
GM Shows off BrightDrop Delivery EVs at CES
GM showed off its BrightDrop delivery EVs at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, and announced big orders from FedEx and Walmart.
Self-Driving Deliveries Rolled Closer to Reality in 2021
As the food delivery business accelerated, so too did interest in autonomous deliveries. here’s a look at some of the the self-driving delivery tests that occurred in 2021.
Moody’s Downgrades Grubhub
Moody’s downgraded its outlook for Grubhub while maintaining a stable outlook for the third-largest U.S. restaurant delivery provider.
DoorDash Partners with Winn-Dixie Parent on Grocery Delivery
Residents in the southeast have new grocery delivery options, as DoorDash has partnered with Southeastern Grocers Inc., parent of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie.
Dispatch Goods Raises $3.7M to Expand Reusable Food Packaging
Food delivery has a packaging problem, and it's not just sad fries. For nearly every single order, there is at least one single-use container heading to the landfill or out into the environment. To address that issue, Dispatch Goods has been working on returnable...
7 Snarky, Smart and Funny Responses to DoorDash’s WeDash Program
A DoorDash employee went viral for blasting the company's WeDash program, and the internet snark exploded. WeDash is a program that requires all DoorDash employees to make a delivery once a month. The program was initially launched in 2013 with all proceeds going to...
Lyft Rolls into Delivery with Olo Partnership
Lyft is getting into the restaurant delivery business through a new partnership with Olo, following in the tire tracks of its rival Uber.
Outstanding Operators
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Finance
Omnivore’s Plans for Coca-Cola Partnership
There are a lot of players in the fast-growing delivery software integrator space, and almost all of them are growing quickly. California-based Omnivore is sprinting in lockstep, having tripled the size of the company in the last 12 months. It is forecasting another...
Research
Uber IPO Offers Delivery Insights amid Massive Bet on the Platform Economy
The Uber IPO documents are finally here, and the much anticipated tech giant’s emergence into the public sphere shows just how competitive the delivery industry is for the third-party delivery firms —and for restaurants and retailers. Ahead of the ride-sharing and...
The Deliverers
Kiwibot Secures $10M in Financing to Build More Bots
Kiwibot gears up for expansion, securing $10 million in financing from Swiss-based asset financing group Kineo Finance.
Best Practices
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‘That’s So Cool Man’—When Robots Join the Kitchen
Building the Automated Kitchen was a fascinating panel at the Food On Demand Conference, and not just because Flippy, Sippy and other neato robots are taking over unpleasant tasks.