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DoorDash Appoints Chef Michael Solomonov as Chief Restaurant Advisor
Following year-long stints from chefs Stephanie Izard and Pinky Cole, DoorDash has appointed Chef Michael Solomonov as its third Chief Restaurant Advisor.
Wendy’s Unveils Digital Forward Redesigned Restaurants in Oklahoma, Kansas City
Wendy’s plans to debut more than 200 digitally enabled protoypes as part of its Global Next Gen restaurant redesign to improve operational flow, crew comfort and service speed.
Uber Launches Donation Support for Maui Fire Relief
Uber launches new in-app donation button to allow U.S. customers to donate to the Maui Strong Fund.
Wow Bao Spurs Major Retail Growth via Walmart Partnership
Asian fast-casual concept inks deal with grocery giant to carry its frozen line in over 3,000 stores across U.S.
Domino’s Rolls Out 2-Minute Carside Guarantee
Domino’s is rolling out a new Carside Delivery 2-Minute Guarantee, which includes a DraftKings partnership as part of the deal.
Donatos Partners with Reef Kitchens
Donatos Pizza announced a new delivery-only partnership with Reef Kitchens to expand the franchised brand’s presence in the Nashville market.
Belgium-based Deliverect Plots North American Growth
Belgium-based Deliverect is moving into the North American hospitality market with expectations that delivery volumes still have significant growth ahead.
Making the Economics of Ghost Kitchens and Virtual Restaurants Pay Off
Sales pitches for virtual restaurants and ghost kitchens are promising, but a panel of restaurateurs and experts shed light on the real-world economics restaurant operators are seeing.
DoorDash, Albertsons Partner on Grocery Delivery
DoorDash has partnered with Albertsons, one of the nation’s largest grocers, to offer grocery delivery within an hour from nearly 2,000 grocery stores across the country.
C3 Partners with Lunchbox on Citizens Go App
C3’s newest culinary community now comes with an app focused on generating first-party orders.
Miso Robotics Partners to bring Automated Drink Dispenser to Market
Miso Robotics is bringing another automated tool to the kitchen, an automated beverage dispenser. The maker of the automated Flippy robotic arm, which can make burgers or operate a fryer, has partnered with Lancer Worldwide, a manufacturer in the beverage space....
Self-Delivery Gets a Fresh Look
Self-delivery at any meaningful scale tends to get written off as too complicated or too expensive. Restaurants need to figure out insurance, the technology to route drivers, more technology to make sense of the in-restaurant operations, and then they have to hire...
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Finance
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...
Research
Operator Profile: Chicago’s urbanbelly
Elizabeth Tomlinson worked her way up at Potbelly as an assistant manager, GM, part of the corporate operations team and then district manager. Now she’s director of ops for urbanbelly, Chicago’s hip Asian fusion concept owned by the Cornerstone Restaurant Group.
The Deliverers
EatStreet Driving Toward ‘Possible Bankruptcy’
EatStreet, a Madison, Wisconsin-based third-party delivery provider, is reportedly edging toward bankruptcy or liquidation.
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White Castle Set to Roll Out 100 Flippy Robots
The Flippy robotic army is growing through an expanded deal with quick-serve burger giant White Castle. Miso, the company that developed Flippy, announced the burger chain would implement the robotic arms in 100 standalone locations across the country. White Castle...