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Golden Chick Hatches a New Tech Platform
The brand can now run everything through one system, and employees can use a wicked dual-purpose kiosk.
Cultural Adaptation in Global Food Delivery Platforms
A look at how global food delivery platforms adapt to local markets, highlighting the vital roles of delivery riders and strategies to meet customer expectations from speed in South Korea to worker rights in the UK.
Grubhub Taps Amazon Key to Simplify Delivery Access in Gated Communties
Grubhub teams with Amazon Key to provide delivery partners with one-click access to secure residential buildings, streamlining the delivery process.
DeliverZero Adds Grubhub To Its Reusable Container Community
It was the final delivery-provider holdout in its reusable container operation.
RobotLab, Bear Robotics Partner to Expand Server Bot Accessibility
The partnership will expand the availability of Servi and Servi Plus Robots in restaurant and hospitality spaces.
U.S. Online Grocery Sales Dip to $6.9 Billion
Online grocery sales in the U.S. this May dipped a slight 3.4 percent compared to the previous year according to new research from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus.
Grubhub Teams with Joco to Open “Rest Stop” for NYC Delivery Workers
Grubhub and shared e-bike platform Joco have partnered to create space for food delivery workers in NYC to rest and recharge.
Domino’s Now Lets Delivery Customers Drop a Pin for Delivery
The new Pinpoint Delivery feature allows Domino’s Pizza customers to receive deliveries nearly anywhere, including parks, baseball fields and beaches.
Leveraging AI, RestoGPT Builds Restaurants Online Ordering Storefronts in a Flash
Powered by Orderbyte, RestoGPT can generate an online-ordering website for restaurants within two hours or less.
Amid “Strategic” Reshuffling, Olo Lays off 81 Employees
Leading restaurant tech company Olo is laying off 11 percent of its workforce as part of a “strategic reorganization” the company stated Wednesday.
Clover Unveils New Kitchen Display System
Clover released its new KDS that aims to provide a real-time look at tickets and key metrics for kitchen staff.
Grubhub Partners with Homewood Suites on Hotel Meal Delivery
Grubhub has begun offering direct-to-guest meal delivery in Homewood Suites by Hilton hotels.
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.
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Finance
Q&A with Denny’s Virtual Brand Leader Dave Coltrin
Denny's (Nasdaq: DENN) is on track to be a virtual restaurant leader as it rolls out two delivery-only concepts to almost its entire network of 1,700 restaurants across the country. CEO John Miller said in a recent earnings call and appearance at the ICR Conference...
Research
Meals 4 Six-Inch Heels
Meals 4 Six-Inch Heels is not your typical food-delivery startup. For one, the founder isn’t a young, white dude pounding out code in a Bay Area WeWork. Founder Nikeisah Newton is a black, gay and social-justice minded chef living and working in Portland. And her...
The Deliverers
Grubhub Brings Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Tech to Campus Partners
Students can save time by skipping the check out line, as items are automatically charged through their synced campus payment method in the Grubhub app.
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Clover Unveils New Kitchen Display System
Clover released its new KDS that aims to provide a real-time look at tickets and key metrics for kitchen staff.