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Uber Expands Direct Offering with Cartwheel Partnership
Uber Eats is expanding its hybrid delivery offering through a new partnership with Cartwheel.
DoorDash Hits Record for Non-Restaurant Orders
DoorDash set a record for the most non-restaurant orders in a single day on Mother’s Day.
Grubhub Adds New Features in Restaurants Portal
Restaurants on the Grubhub platform have access to a new round of updates in the Grubhub for Restaurants portal.
GoTab Integrates with OpenTable
GoTab has partnered with OpenTable promising faster turns and a smoother-running front-of-the-house.
Who’s Who of Delivery Investing
In the wake of the ever-growing DoorDash IPO, it's worth taking a look at the big investors who are cashing in on the delivery space. According to finance tracking platform Crunchbase, there's no singular winner in the space. The closest thing to a big name in the...
Relay Gives Restaurants ‘Agnostic’ Self-Delivery Option
Relay Delivery, an East Coast delivery fleet operator, argues restaurants should seek a native solution that doesn’t include working with third-party providers, which its CEO argues is like letting a fox inside the hen house.
Minnesota Restaurateur Leans into Off-Prem to Grow Empire
Gerard Klass, co-founder of Soul Bowl, is arguably sitting on more big ideas than any other chef in Minneapolis, and he’s well versed in how trends toward off-premises dining can fuel his plans to grow a multi-concept empire.
Spain’s Glovo Looks to Speed Up Delivery Commerce
Glovo stands out as a fairly unique approach to third-party delivery that combines a lot of unique operations from dark kitchens and warehouses to tightly packed pickup centers. At first blush, the company that operates in 22 countries looks a lot like a standard...
DoorDash Shareholders Could See 816% Return from IPO
The expected DoorDash IPO is set for December 8, when the company hits the public markets. It filed a detailed prospectus (S-1) in mid-November (which you can read all about here). In short, the company reported $1.9 billion in revenue and a loss of $149 million in...
Done Deal: Uber Acquires Postmates
As giant DoorDash finalizes its plans to go public, Uber announced it has officially completed its acquisition of Postmates, perennially the fourth-largest U.S.-based third-party delivery provider.
Experienced ‘Zees Launch Off-Premises Domination Consultancy
Two experienced restaurant coaches that are restaurant operators themselves have joined forces to launch Off-Premises Domination, a consultancy focused on helping smaller-scale operators maximize their opportunities in the realms of takeout, delivery, drive-thru and catering, among others.
Peak Virtual Restaurants? Not Even Close
With the explosion of virtual operations in response to the pandemic, it bears asking: what is peak virtual restaurant? According to panelists in a session of the Restaurant Finance Monitor's Restaurant Finance Week, we aren't even close. The panel, titled The...
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Research
RFDC Recap: Diving Into Delivery P&Ls
Five-plus years into the sea change that is third-party delivery, restaurant operators continue to debate the merits, challenges and potential profits that result from handing over some crucial parts of the business, from guest contact, upholding the brand and a lack of shared customer data.
The Deliverers
Nestlé, Nextbite Debut Cookie Deliveries
Nestlé and Nextbite have partnered to launch Nestlé Toll House Cookie Delivery to third-party platforms.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
Sparks Fly as Restaurant Tech Execs Talk Operations
Differing opinions were on display as leaders in the restaurant tech space talked shop during Connecting the Dots on Digital Operations at FODC.