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Artisan Studios Wants To Make Your Mobile Ordering Friendly. How? Generative AI
Artisan Studios has a generative AI platform that can handle all of your menus.
GiftAMeal Feeds Millions with Blend of Giving Back and Marketing for Restaurants
Combining the power of social media and doing good, GiftAMeal is helping restaurants boost business while also giving back to their communities.
Amazon Aims to Grow Grocery Delivery by Targeting Budget Shoppers
Amazon launched a private-label, cheap grocery line, going head-to-head with services like Instacart and value hubs like Walmart and Aldi.
Happy Cashier Survives an Internet Backlash. Can It Survive Kiosks?
Happy Cashier offers a way for operators to significantly reduce labor costs. But it requires outsourcing jobs overseas.
Blue Apron Reaches New Audiences Via DoorDash
The meal kit delivery service is now available in 11 markets, including major hubs like New York City via DashMart.
Flyby Raises $4M, Launches Phoenix Drone Delivery
Flyby Robotics raised $4M in a pre-seed round, and began drone deliveries in the Phoenix area.
FOD Undercover: Ordering Virtual Brands for Lunch
The Food On Demand team waded back into the pool to see if virtual brands have progressed in terms of packaging, quality and value.
Domino’s Rolls Out In-Car Ordering, as Carryout Drives Sales Over Delivery
Domino’s has introduced in-car ordering via Apple CarPlay that lets customers order directly from their dashboards.
Starship Delivery Bots Hit “Industry First” Milestone in Miles Traveled
Starship’s autonomous delivery robots have surpassed the 10 million km mark (over 6 million miles) in distance traveled across the world.
DoorDash Opens New NYC Office
DoorDash has opened a new corporate office in New York City’s Flatiron district.
Uber Eats Begins In-Seat Deliveries at Yankee Stadium
Uber Eats has begun offering in-seat meal deliveries for fans inside Yankee Stadium.
Smashburger Focuses on Digital Orders with Launch of Virtual Drive-Thru
Amid an increase in mobile ordering, Smashburger’s virtual drive-thru enables customers to order ahead digitally before pulling into the designated lane for pickup.
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Finance
Home Chef Delivery App WoodSpoon Raises $2 Million
Billed as an "on-demand craft food marketplace," WoodSpoon has raised $2 million in seed funding to expand its operations. The company, which we profiled back in July, essentially connects customers to home chefs. It started because the two Israel-born co-founders...
Research
Uber Reportedly Eyes European Grocery Play
Ride-hailing giant Uber is reportedly eyeing the European grocery market, with Bloomberg reporting it’s looking to start grocery delivery to compete with Deliveroo and Just Eat—the continent’s two largest third-party delivery brands. Evidence: “We’re currently...
The Deliverers
Juicer Debuts ‘Enlighten’ to Help Restaurants Drive Direct Orders
Juicer launches a widget that shows consumers cost savings they can experience when ordering direct through a restaurant rather than through third-party delivery.
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Presto, ChatGPT Collab to Make AI Drive-Thru Ordering More Human-Like
Presto will leverage ChatGPT’s large language model to create more natural, human-like responses to drive-thru customers.