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Toast Shifts to Uber Eats Direct as Primary Delivery Partner
Toast is switching to Uber Eats Direct as its primary delivery option, offering lower fees for restaurants.
Tony Illes Has Made 9,197 Third-Party Deliveries, Now He Delivers On His Own
A Tony Delivers app is launching soon and expansion into multiple cities may follow.
How Pickpad Aims to Solve Restaurant Pickup Chaos
Pickpad is streamlining restaurant pickups with smart pads that aid in accuracy and efficiency.
Sweetfin Finds Sweet Spot With Delivery Exclusivity
The poke bowl concept employs a one-provider off-premises strategy as a way to keep costs down and profits up.
Toronto Surplus Food Delivery App Feeds Thousands
Knowing first-hand what it’s like to be food insecure, Tony Colley launched B12Give, a delivery system that diverts food waste and has fed over 25,000.
ItsaCheckmate Founder: In Turbulent Times, ‘We’re the plane that has landed’
ItsaCheckmate founder and CEO Vishal Agarwal wants the industry to see the success stories beyond the layoffs and acquisitions garnering recent headlines.
Marqii, MarketMan Partner on BOH Simplification
Managed review provider Marqii announced a new partnership with MarketMan’s restaurant management system.
Minneapolis Nixes Rideshare Wage Bill
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed a proposed ordinance that would have significantly raised the minimum wage for rideshare drivers.
DoorDash Appoints Chef Michael Solomonov as Chief Restaurant Advisor
Following year-long stints from chefs Stephanie Izard and Pinky Cole, DoorDash has appointed Chef Michael Solomonov as its third Chief Restaurant Advisor.
Wendy’s Unveils Digital Forward Redesigned Restaurants in Oklahoma, Kansas City
Wendy’s plans to debut more than 200 digitally enabled protoypes as part of its Global Next Gen restaurant redesign to improve operational flow, crew comfort and service speed.
Uber Launches Donation Support for Maui Fire Relief
Uber launches new in-app donation button to allow U.S. customers to donate to the Maui Strong Fund.
Wow Bao Spurs Major Retail Growth via Walmart Partnership
Asian fast-casual concept inks deal with grocery giant to carry its frozen line in over 3,000 stores across U.S.
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Finance
DoorDash Neary Triples Revenue, Narrows Q1 Loss
Investors celebrated as DoorDash released its first quarter 2021 financial results showing the leader in the U.S. delivery scene nearly tripled its quarterly revenue to $1.08 billion.
Research
DoorDash Unveils 2019’s Trending Delivery Foods
DoorDash has released its annual delivery trend report dubbed “The DoorDash Dish: 2019-2020 Trend Report,” showing what U.S. delivery consumers are hungry for. The report is built on the data from orders through the network and a survey of more than 1,200 DoorDash...
The Deliverers
Uber Partners with Deliverect on Direct Order Integration
Uber is growing its white-label delivery offering through an expanded partnership with Deliverect.
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Donatos Looks to New Markets with Autonomous Pizza Vending Machine
Donatos teams with Appetronix in developing an autonomous pizza machine to serve high-traffic areas from campuses to hospitals.