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Panelists Discuss State of Industry at Food On Demand Conference Opener
“We’ve created a new behavior, a new category, a new habit,” said Stephanie Sollers, CEO of Virtual Dining Concepts, pictured far right with other panelists on opening day of the Food On Demand Conference.
Grubhub, Joco Collab to Accelerate Safer E-bike Use
Grubhub delivery workers gain access to over 1,000 safety certified e-bikes, as concerns over battery-related fires grow.
DoorDash Launches Sustainability Accelerator for NY, NJ Restaurants
DoorDash announced a program for New York and New Jersey restaurants to join its program to level the playing field for minority entrepreneurs and improve sustainability.
DoorDash Doubles U.S. Market Share in Four Years
A report by Bloomberg takes a closer look at what third-party providers are capturing the most market share.
Delivery Q&A with Panda Express
A staple of the American Chinese food category with more than 2,200 locations, Panda Express made waves last summer by announcing plans for direct delivery through its Panda Delivers program. Those plans were accelerated by the pandemic, as the brand’s third-party...
Bahia Bowls Finds Food Cost, Lean Labor the Key to Profitable Delivery
It’s not every day a 19-year-old starts a franchise restaurant. It’s similarly uncommon for a new restaurant brand’s first franchisees to find themselves building their first stores just as the pandemic began to shut down the world around them. For Florida-based Bahia...
ShiftPixy Partners with Big Association, Readies Native Delivery Push
ShiftPixy has been working toward a hybrid native-gig delivery model for some time now, but a big new partnership gets the staffing platform one step closer. The company’s overall aim is to bring efficiency to the part-time labor market by taking over the overhead of...
Just Eat Takeaway.com Shareholders Approve Grubhub Acquisition
The shareholders of Just Eat Takeaway.com (Just Eat) have formally approved the monster acquisition of Grubhub that would deliver the company a U.S. foothold. The shareholder vote approved much of the $6.9 billion proposal. Grubhub’s founder and CEO Matt Maloney will...
Snackpass Merges Takeout with Social Media
If online banking now has a social media function to see which of your friends are sending money to each other, why shouldn’t meal ordering join the party? That’s the basic concept at Snackpass, a three-year-old app designed by Yale students that helps fellow students...
Mercatus Provides Online Grocery Update
As once-temporary pandemic habits become set in stone, Mercatus has released an update on what it calls the “egrocery” market, looking at what factors are impacting online grocery shopper loyalty and what features are becoming most important to shoppers who are now...
Capriotti’s Thoughtful Approach to Ghost Kitchens
It’s easy to get caught up in the hype around ghost kitchens and virtual brands, the sexy new channels taking up a huge amount of air in the restaurant industry right now. As the hype train chugs along, operators like Capriotti’s, a Las Vegas-based sandwich shop known...
Zuul Opens ‘Virtual Food Hall’ in New York
To help returning office workers tap back into their daily routine with some pizza, subs and all the fusions of New York’s lunch scene, Zuul has opened a virtual food hall. Zuul, a New York-based ghost kitchen operator, announced that the project dubbed Zuul Market...
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Take-Aways from a Tourist in Denmark
There are lots of reasons to pay attention to culinary trends coming out of Denmark. First of all: Noma, the restaurant claiming the No.1 restaurant in the world distinction for four years is in Copenhagen, along with three-star Geranium and other Michelin Star...
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Uber Eats, Leafly Partner on First-Ever 3PD Cannabis Deliveries
Uber Eats began delivering cannabis to homes in Toronto through a partnership with Leafly, a U.S.-based online cannabis marketplace.
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Miso Robotics Unveils Flippy 2
Flippy 2’s robotic arm can work the fryer faster, more accurately and more consistently than a human operator can.