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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.
DoorDash Tops Intouch Insight Report on Delivery Performance
Intouch Insight has released survey results on third-party delivery providers. Uber Eats has some work to do.
Olive Garden Delves into Plans for Uber Eats Rollout
After a long holdout against third-party delivery apps, Olive Garden signed a deal with Uber Eats last week. We take a deeper dive into the pasta hub’s new strategy.
CardFree Launches Revised Loyalty Platform
CardFree has launched a new, revised loyalty platform.
SoundHound Acquires SYNC3 Voice AI Platform
SoundHound is acquiring SYNC3 Restaurant Solutions, another provider of voice AI.
Nude Dude Food Catering Startup Wins Pitch Competition by The Hatchery and Grubhub
Catering startup wins a rent-free year, private kitchen inside Chicago’s The Hatchery.
Winning Back Control: Third-Party vs Restaurant-Generated Orders
For restaurants, the quest to win back control from third-party providers continues.
Cibotica Debuts Automated Bowl Dispensing Tech
The under-the-counter, compact, makeline can make up to 300 bowls per hour.
Outstanding Operator: Saigon Sisters
Aregoni is being recognized for redefining the Chicago area food scene, serving a Vietnamese concept that has proven versatile in meeting different market venues and sizes.
Uber Eats Launches New Offers, Personalized Marketing Tools
Uber Eats is launching three new offer types and new personalized marketing tools to help merchants reach more customers.
ConverseNow and ItsaCheckmate Collab to Make AI-Voice Ordering More Accessible
The move enables ConverseNow to integrate its technology with dozens of point-of-sale systems, significantly reducing onboarding time for new customers.
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
Radar Raises $55M, Partners with Olo on Location Logistics
Location services company Radar looks to expand dramatically in the restaurant space after a $55 million fundraise and a new partnership with restaurant logistics giant Olo. The core work of the company is building out exceptionally accurate location services and...
Research
Target Goes National with Grocery Pickup Rollout
Target is diving deeper into online groceries with news that the Minneapolis-based retailer is bringing its fresh grocery pickup service national after successful pilots in the Twin Cities and Kansas City markets. Starting last week, Target’s expanded in-store order...
The Deliverers
Wonder Invests Further in Delivery, Acquires Relay
After a year-long partnership, Wonder has acquired Relay, a New York City-based self delivery service.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
Serve Robotics Hauls In $40M and Prepares to Put 2,000 Robots on Streets
Serve Robotics makes a splash on Wall Street and prepares to expand its fleet.