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The Great Merger Wave: Why Delivery Giants are Eating Each Other
The global food delivery industry is experiencing unprecedented consolidation, with billion-dollar acquisitions reshaping the competitive landscape.
Independent Pizza Shops Are Succeeding With a 20th Century Formula
Pick-up and first-party delivery are back in a big way.
Mealogic Raises a Haul For Its B2B2C Meal Delivery Platform
It brought in $16 million to expand its meals-as-medicine program.
Donatos’ Next Slice of Innovation is an Autonomous Pizza-Making Hub
Donatos partnered with Appetronix to debut an automated pizza making machine. The vending-style unit operates 24/7, cooking fresh, customizable pizzas in real-time.
DoorDash Adds Max Streaming, Joining Trend of Bundled Digital Offerings
This move is part of a growing trend where online delivery platforms are bundling services in response to consumer demand for value and cost savings.
Ever Heard of Telematics? You Should. It Can Be a Key to Delivery Safety and Savings
Operators who try usage-based insurance might find an advantage.
Is There a Revenue Ceiling for Third-Party Delivery Providers?
Assessing the financials for the three leading third-party delivery providers.
The On Demand Company Believes in a Hyper-Local Marketplace Approach
The company works to enhance visibility and customer engagement on DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub, in turn boosting orders.
Linked Eats Acquires Sauce and Rounds Out AI-Driven Capabilities
It adds dynamic pricing to its suite of delivery revenue management tools. It’s a big win for the new company.
Teriyaki Madness Doubles Down on Curbside Pickup with ‘Mad Dash’ Launch
The fast-casual introduced ‘Mad Dash’ a technology designed to make curbside pickup faster than drive-thru.
Vayu Robotics Builds a Human
Vayu Robotics has unveiled a delivery robot that can communicate using natural language. This is a first.
Death of the Date Code? Evigence Has a Vision to Revolutionize Food Freshness Tracking
Evigence develops real-time food freshness sensors, small enough to be incorporated into a sticker.
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Finance
Misfits Market Report Shows Growth, Big Plans Post SoftBank Investment
Misfits Market unveiled its 2021 annual report on the heels of a major new fundraise. In short, customers have found a lot of beauty in the "ugly" food delivery service. The company launched in 2018 in Philadelphia, hand delivering fruit and veggies that grocery...
Research
Subway Leaning Harder on Third-Party Delivery, Discounted Promotions
With fewer drive-thrus than some of its prime competitors, Subway has leaned hard on a third-party delivery strategy that is helping the mega-brand—with $16.2 billion in annual systemwide sales—post weekly sales gains after a year’s worth of work to roll out and...
The Deliverers
ASAP Food Delivery Ceases Operations, Files Bankruptcy
ASAP, formerly known as Waitr, shuttered its food and delivery operations Tuesday and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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RestoGPT AI Offers New Platform for Pizza Operators
Gary Chaglasyan is back with a new online-ordering ecosystem, this one designed for pizza operators.