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Instacart Adds Four New Tools to Enhance Digital Grocery Experience
Grocers can now offer display ads through Instacart’s Carrot Ads, opening new revenue streams for grocers.
State of Restaurant Industry Reports $997B in Sales, Tech Adoption Up
National Restaurant Association’s annual survey highlights several “pandemic pivots” that became permanent, including an increase in tech investments, expansion of delivery and more.
Grocery Tech Startup Grocerist Launches Ecommerce Fulfillment App
Platform enables independent grocers to sway from third-party marketplaces and run their own profitable ecommerce operations.
Olo Nudges Revenue Higher, Narrows Net Loss
Olo’s Q4 results show revenue slightly increased as the delivery tech provider narrowed its net loss.
Automation Heavyweight Joins Ono Food Co.
Ono Foods Co., the “full-stack food automation platform,” has signed on an industry heavy hitter to help drive new automated restaurant solutions. The company announced that Derek Pietz has joined as vice president of automation. While he might not be a household...
Market Share Data Gives COVID-Era Look at Third-Party Delivery
New market share data gives a little insight into who’s winning during the global COVID-19 pandemic. It may come as no surprise that U.S. delivery leader DoorDash is, so far, coming out on top. In a new look at more than 190,000 transactions through April, Edison...
Papa John’s Posts Biggest Sales Gains Since Schnatter Era
Less than nine months after appointing former Arby’s President Rob Lynch as its new president and CEO, Papa John’s posted system-wide sales growth of 5.3 percent during the first quarter of 2020, the brand’s best results since company founder John Schnatter resigned...
Bikky Helps Restaurants Sell Native Delivery to Third-Party Users
A delivery-focused upstart out of New York City claims it has cracked the code to get restaurants the details of who is ordering their food via third-party delivery services, and it’s building a business on helping restaurants market directly to Grubhub, DoorDash,...
Pepper For Restaurants Pivots to Consumers’ Pantries
As cracks emerge in the global food supply chain, an upstart called Pepper Pantry is giving at-home consumers the ability to order produce, meat, seafood and dry goods directly from smaller, family-run restaurant supply companies. Launched in New York City just before...
Toast POS Offers Flat-Fee Delivery Service
Toast, a provider of hardware and software for point-of-sale transactions, has rolled out a new flat-fee delivery platform that allows restaurants to set up their own online ordering channels, including curbside takeout, electronic gift cards and contactless delivery....
Uber Partners to Provide Free Meals, Rides to Domestic Violence Survivors
As the pandemic limits mobility and options for survivors of domestic violence across the globe, Uber has partnered with domestic violence organizations and local governments to provide free rides to shelters and delivered meals in 35 cities across 16 countries. “With...
Wingstop Takes Flight in April
Wingstop’s first-quarter results were good, but in the early weeks of the second quarter, the company’s deep commitment to digital operations sent its sales skyward. The company reported a 9.9 percent same-store sales increase through the quarter which ended March 30....
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Foodsby Brings Lunch to Suburbia on the Cheap
Even though they lack the skyscrapers and classy cachet of big-city downtowns, suburbs are where the bulk of office workers actually reside on a given weekday—and that’s a lot to mouths to feed in the eyes of Foodsby CEO and Founder Ben Cattoor. In the six years since...
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C3 Teams Up with Gzooh Kitchens in Canada
Canada delivery diners will soon have more choices thanks to a partnership between U.S.-based C3 and Canada’s Gzooh Kitchens.
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ONE Group Delivery Guru Shares Two Key Rules
The new director of takeout and delivery at The ONE Group (NASDAQ: STKS) has made a lot of changes in her first five months at the company. Known for the upscale STK Steakhouse, Kona Grill and a handful of elegant one- and two-location restaurants, off-premises...