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OLHSO Launches an Automated Mobile Restaurant
Residents in Foster City are getting a first look at something truly original.
Restaurant Delivery, the Global Outlook
The global restaurant delivery market is showing promising signs of growth and profitability.
Chick-fil-A Takes Drive-Thru to New Heights, Literally
We take a deep dive into Chick-fil-A’s latest drive-thru only restaurant, that features four-lanes and conveyer belts.
Curbit Partners With Microsoft for AI and Pushes for 100,000 Restaurants
Curbit offers to set up machine-learning programs for restaurants deluged with data.
Olo’s Brings Catering, Dynamic Pricing to its Restaurant Base
Olo’s new Catering+ service is designed to streamline bulk orders for enterprise-grade restaurants.
Grubhub Celebrates Member Appreciation Month with Exclusive Deals
The 5-week long promotion, dubbed Gold Days of Grubhub+, gives diners discounts and free items from various chains and stores.
Chick-fil-A Settles $4.4M Lawsuit as Customers Demand Delivery Price Transparency
Chick-fil-A settles lawsuit accusing the chain of inflating delivery prices while “misleadingly advertising free or low-cost delivery.”
Domino’s CTO on Microsoft AI Partnership, Future of Autonomous Delivery
The global pizza giant’s Chief Technology Officer, Kelly Garcia, discusses how generative AI will simplify employee tasks via their AI assistant, while also touching on outlook for autonomous delivery growth.
Deadline Approaches for Grubhub + Chicago Hatchery Pitch Competition for F&B Entrepreneurs
The competition gives Chicago-based F&B businesses an opportunity to win a year of rent-free access to a private Grubhub Kitchen at the Hatchery.
C3 Brings its Virtual Brands onto Private Jets
C3 partnered with private aviation network Xo to bring its virtual brands on board chartered and shared flights.
Uber Eats Debuts Multi-Store Ordering
Uber Eats introduced multi-store ordering that allows consumers to order from two restaurants, C-stores or liquor stores at the same time with no additional fee.
Report Predicts Doubling of North American Delivery Market
A new market report from Research and Markets says the North American online food delivery market could more than double by 2028.
Outstanding Operators
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Finance
Lunchbox Lands $50M Series B Investment
Lunchbox closed a $50 million Series B that will allow the company to accelerate its research and development efforts.
Research
McKinsey Restaurant Report Offers Grim Reality, Some Ideas
McKinsey put out a report advising the restaurant industry how it might survive or thrive in the “next normal.” Noting that the pandemic has most severely impacted restaurants in urban areas, the authors outlined nine possible scenarios for the restaurant sector’s...
The Deliverers
DoorDash, Wing Launch Drone Delivery in U.S.
The service will be available in Christiansburg, VA and will allow patrons to order selected menu items from Wendy’s for drone delivery.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
Starship Technologies Raises $90 Million Funding Round
The recent round of investments will be used to further develop AI as well as tech and wireless charging infrastructure.