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C3 Brings its Virtual Brands onto Private Jets
C3 partnered with private aviation network Xo to bring its virtual brands on board chartered and shared flights.
Uber Eats Debuts Multi-Store Ordering
Uber Eats introduced multi-store ordering that allows consumers to order from two restaurants, C-stores or liquor stores at the same time with no additional fee.
Report Predicts Doubling of North American Delivery Market
A new market report from Research and Markets says the North American online food delivery market could more than double by 2028.
Onfleet Names Andra Munteanu as First Chief Product Officer
Munteanu will leverage experience leading product teams at B2B SaaS and supply chain logistics companies to continue to enhance Onfleet’s product suite.
New Ghost Kitchen Operator to Open in Miami, Chicago
Wired Kitchens, a newly debuted ghost kitchen company, recently closed on space in Chicago and Miami.
P.F. Chang’s Selects Cartwheel as Self-Delivery Partner
P.F. Chang’s selected Cartwheel as its on-demand self-delivery partner after a pilot program.
Gorillas Raises “Close to” $1 Billion, Led by Delivery Hero
Gorillas, the German instant-grocery startup, raised “close to” $1 billion at a valuation of $2.1 billion.
Clover Parent, Fiserv, Buys BentoBox
Fiserv, a payment and financial services company that created the Clover POS, signed an agreement to acquire BentoBox.
Instacart Takes Aim at Meal Delivery, Catering
Instacart announced it would acquire catering software company FoodStorm, extending its reach into the prepared food aisle of many grocery stores.
Slice Adds Barstool Sports Founder, Dave Portnoy, as Equity Partner
Slice announced a partnership with Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports and creator of One Bite.
Perfect Company Appoints Former Kitchen United CEO, Jim Collins, as President
Jim Collins, the former CEO of Kitchen United, has been appointed president of Perfect Company, an emerging provider of technology solutions for restaurants.
Instacart, Stop & Shop Partner on 30-Minute Grocery Delivery
Instacart partnered with Shop & Shop, a Massachusetts grocer, to offer 30-minute delivery of fresh foods, meal kits and household necessities.
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Finance
Waitr Reports Triple-Digit Growth in Q1 2019
Waitr, one of the few public delivery companies (for now), just released some mixed, but mostly rosy, results from the first quarter of 2019. The big numbers, revenue and active diners, both rocketed skyward. Revenue was up 287 percent over last year and its active...
Research
Dog Haus Scouts Value of Ghost Kitchens
Hot dog franchise Dog Haus is expanding quickly beyond its current stable of 35 locations, and is looking to get into the ghost-kitchen space as delivery becomes an increasingly large share of its business.
The Deliverers
Southeast Asia food delivery market slows to 5 percent
Online food delivery spending rose 5 percent to $16.3 billion in 2022, according to a report by venture builder Momentum Works.
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SJW Robotics Co-Founder ‘Everything I Know is Wrong’
There are plenty of adages that remind us what we know today may not apply tomorrow. That's true in restaurant technology and especially restaurant robotics, as SJW founder and CEO Nipun Sharma has learned. Before becoming an investor and mentor, his whole career was...