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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.

Uber Partners with Deliverect on Direct Order Integration
Uber is growing its white-label delivery offering through an expanded partnership with Deliverect.

DoorDash Adds Grocery Partners as Instacart Goes Public
DoorDash is ramping up its presence in the grocery delivery sector, adding eight new store partners to its marketplace.

Bringing an ‘Infusion of Heart,’ Atul Sood is Kitchen United’s New CEO
Weeks after Michael Montagano departed for Dog Haus, Kitchen United Chief Business Officer Atul Sood has been promoted to CEO.

Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Just Eat, sign UK Road Safety Charter
The voluntary charter comprises ten road safety principles, aiming to keep motorcycle couriers and other road users safer.

DoorDash Increases Safety Measures to Halt Underage Alcohol Orders
The company is blocking deliveries to campuses in Massachusetts and requiring further compliance training.

Grubhub’s Next Closed Campus: Naval Station Norfolk
Continuing its closed-campus expansion, Grubhub is bringing its Onsite mobile ordering and pickup technology to Naval Station Norfolk.

Marqii Lands Series A Funding, Ramping Total Raised up to $10 Million
Led by CEAS Investments, Marqii’s new funding will accelerate product development for the hospitality industry, with expanded capabilities for review management and guest engagement.

Grubhub Adds On-Demand Option for Self-Delivery Restaurants, Beefs Up Insights
Restaurants utilizing self-delivery through the Grubhub Marketplace will soon have the option to request on-demand delivery service on a per-order basis.
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Finance
Flipdish Nabs $100M in Funding
Flipdish received a $100 million investment led by Tencent raising its valuation to more than $1.25 billion.
Research
Market Share Data Gives COVID-Era Look at Third-Party Delivery
New market share data gives a little insight into who’s winning during the global COVID-19 pandemic. It may come as no surprise that U.S. delivery leader DoorDash is, so far, coming out on top. In a new look at more than 190,000 transactions through April, Edison...
The Deliverers
Uber Expands Offerings to Help Fight Food Insecurity
Uber Eats consumers can utilize SNAP/EBT to order fresh groceries directly through the delivery giant’s app.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
Walmart Plans Rapid Drone Delivery Expansion
The retail giant is offering drone delivery for up to 75 percent of the Dallas-Fort Worth population.