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Uber and Avride Are Bringing Delivery Robots and Autonomous Vehicles to City Streets
Austin residents will soon see delivery robots on their sidewalks.
Piada Italian Street Food Refocuses Loyalty Program Around Spending
The brand is making it more rewarding to drop dough. Grazie!
Survey Highlights Impact of Grocery Delivery on SNAP Recipients
A DoorDash survey of over 2,400 SNAP recipients found that 78 percent prefer using their benefits for grocery delivery rather than shopping in-store, citing accessibility and reduced stigma.
HungryPanda Secures $55 Million to Expand Asian Food Delivery Services in U.S.
The funding will ramp up the company’s presence in the U.S. and explore options to serve more diverse communities across North America.
California Fish Grill Joins Industry Move Towards Voice AI
The seafood chain is leveraging Kea’s voice ordering system across all 55 restaurants.
Restaurants Look to High-Tech Solutions for Health Safety
PathSpot’s HandScanner detects everyday and potentially infectious contaminants that spread through common illnesses.
Atomic Wings Adds Drive-Thru Prototype
New York-based Atomic Wings is adding a drive-thru format to its design lineup.
ParTech Partners Up with DoorDash
ParTech announced a new technology partnership with DoorDash, the largest U.S.-based third-party delivery provider.
Wow Bao Steams into 2024 with Giant Eagle Partnership
Wow Bao’s new partnership with Giant Eagle will bring the non-traditional brand to 84 new grocery stores.
Outstanding Operator: Handcraft Burgers & Brew
Handcraft Burgers & Brew is recognized for its creative approach to building customer relationships, and a trimmed-down tech stack that prioritizes email collection.
Outstanding Operator: PLNT Burger
The vegan burger chain is being recognized for its operational savvy, growth in non-traditional locations and work in innovating the fast-food sector.
Meal Outpost Scaling its Catering-First Marketplace
Meal Outpost is a fast-growing, catering-first marketplace that’s entering new markets.
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.
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Finance
Branch Closes $75M Series C, Launches New Payment Tools
Branch, a workforce payments platform that allows restaurants to go cashless and enable digital tips, raised $75 million through a Series C.
Research
Uber Eats Switches Bait, Goes After Postmates Instead
After ponying up an all-stock offer of $4.9 billion to acquire Grubhub back in May, multiple reports suggest Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is swapping in some lighter tackle to land Postmates, the fourth largest U.S. restaurant delivery service, for a less biting $2.6...
The Deliverers
Getir Gets Gone
Grocery-delivery darling Getir falls to earth in a stunning but not unexpected way.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
Pipedream Raises $13 Million To Build Underground Delivery Networks
Pipedream is reimagining the way food is delivered curbside at quick-service restaurants.