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White Castle Taps Coco Robotics for Delivery in Chicago
A first for the 101-year-old brand as it rolls out robotic delivery with Coco and Uber Eats, streamlined by Checkmate.
The Great Consolidation: How Three Mega-Deals Are Reshaping Global Delivery
DoorDash, Prosus, and Grab–GoTo lead major consolidation moves, reshaping the global restaurant delivery market.
Carryout Trumps Delivery at Domino’s
According to Domino’s latest earnings call, carryout performance hit a record high, rising 5.8 percent.
Pokeworks Brings In a New Tech Partner During a Time of Growth
Pokeworks needed a solution worthy of its sales lift. It found one in Qu.
Toast Unveils a Branded Mobile App and Text Marketing Capabilities
The odds of a customer becoming a regular goes up dramatically when using mobile tools.
Delaget Offers Operators New Platform For Managing Delivery Data
Delaget helps operators avoid the spreadsheet Olympics.
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.
Another Broken Egg Café Launches Lunch Items and Plans for Catering and Delivery Growth
The breakfast and brunch brand goes bigger on lunch and leans on its off-premises operations.
Third-Party Delivery Providers Win Consumer Data Decision In Court
They did not want to share personalized customer info with operators.
Outstanding Operators
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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.
Report Reveals How QSRs Can Create Marketing in the Moment With AI
Nearly 70 percent of QSR sales nationwide take place in drive-thrus, and thanks to new technology, marketers see a way to connect with customers like never before.