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The Future of Meal Delivery Might Be Cargo Bikes
The next fleet of delivery vehicles might not be cars but bikes. Plenty of states are offering incentives.
Mealogic Launches a Food-as-Medicine B2B Platform
Mealogic doesn’t make the dietary plan meals. But it can get them to you.
Starship Delivery Bots Head to New U.S. Campuses
Georgia Tech and University of New Mexico are among the new schools gaining Starship’s robotic deliveries.
Could DoorDash’s New Discount Programs Pose a Revenue Challenge for Restaurants?
Restaurants must offer a minimum 25 percent discount on at least five or more items to participate in new Happy Hour and Lunch Specials programs.
Onfleet Names Andra Munteanu as First Chief Product Officer
Munteanu will leverage experience leading product teams at B2B SaaS and supply chain logistics companies to continue to enhance Onfleet’s product suite.
Clover, BentoBox Deepen Integration Focused on Revenue, Data and Loyalty
Clover’s parent company, Fiserv, announced it’s deepening its integration between its POS and BentoBox’s marketing and commerce platform.
Loop Aims to be Co-pilot for Profitable Delivery Strategies
San Francisco-based startup offers an array of products for restaurants to automate backend operations and deploy profitable delivery strategies.
Tray Sees Opportunity after Toast Fee Fracas
Tray sees an opening to bring cloud-based POS to legacy hardware with no mandated credit card processing.
Wonder’s Next Pivot: Buying Blue Apron
Months after abandoning its van-based business model, Wonder purchased Blue Apron for $103 million.
SevenRooms Launches Revenue Management to Help Restaurants Fill More Seats, Boost Profitability
The automated revenue management solution provides operators with tools to optimize their operations and fill more seats, more often.
SoundHound Collabs with Olo, Further Scaling Voice AI Ordering in Restaurants
Voice AI company SoundHound integrates with Olo to help restaurants drive more orders and free up staff time.
Marco’s Pizza Tests Self-Driving Delivery Bots
The pizza chain is collaborating with global mobility tech company Magna, to explore last-mile food delivery solutions for franchisees.
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Finance
Deliverect Hits 100M Orders, Raises $150 Million
Deliverect raised $150M in a Series D after hitting the milestone of 100 million orders processed.
Research
Survey: Attitudes Shift toward Health; Preferences toward Carryout
In a recent survey, consumers shared their attitudes and perceptions of delivery. In some ways, it has shifted as more people utilize third-party delivery and off-premises in general, but a lot of pre-pandemic attitudes remain the same. In a survey of more than 1,000...
The Deliverers
Loop Raises 6M to Increase Third-Party Delivery Profits for Restaurants
The company has experienced fast growth with their AI-powered back-office platform that helps restaurants account for the logistical and financial challenges often associated with third-party delivery.
Best Practices
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Robots Are Coming, but Restaurant Automation Is Far From Easy
Despite the hurdles in restaurant robotics, many bigger fast food and fast casual brands remain committed to advancing the technology, as experts say automation in the industry is inevitable.