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Meal Subscription Service Freshly Shuts Down

By Bernadette Heier | January 12, 2023

Prepared meal delivery service Freshly announces its cease of operations, acquired by Nestlé in 2020, the company updated its website late December to reflect the change.

Wonder Abandons Van-Based Model

By Tom Kaiser | January 12, 2023

Wonder is moving away from its roots as a van-based, on-demand meal courier platform.

C3’s Joey Simons Joins Montclair Hospitality as CEO

By Tom Kaiser | January 12, 2023

Joey Simons, formerly the senior vice president of operations at C3, has joined Montclair Hospitality Group as CEO.

Canada’s First Permanent Delivery-Fee Cap Kicks Off in British Columbia

By Bernadette Heier | January 5, 2023

Third-party delivery companies in British Columbia can charge restaurant fees no more than 20 percent of the dollar value of an order.

Amazon Prime Air Starts Drone Deliveries in California, Texas

By Tom Kaiser | January 5, 2023

Amazon Prime members in two towns—one in California and another in Texas—have begun receiving drone deliveries.

DoorDash Begins Package Pickup for Retail Returns

By Tom Kaiser | January 5, 2023

DoorDash can now be used to help customers return retail packages through major carriers including UPS, FedEx and USPS.

Ottonomy Unveils Autonomous ‘Ottobot’ at CES

By Tom Kaiser | January 5, 2023

Ottonomy.IO showed off its Ottobot Yeti, which the company claims is the first fully autonomous delivery robot that can handle curbside, first-mile and last-mile deliveries.

GYRO launches Hotel, Restaurant Distribution Robot at CES

By Bernadette Heier | January 5, 2023

GYRO launches its Distribution Robot, to provide hotels with 24/7 delivery of room services and responsive food delivery at restaurants.

Restaurant Inflation: Final CPI Report of 2022

By Bernadette Heier | December 22, 2022

Inflation saw a slight cooling in November, with food away from home CPI at 8.5 percent year-over-year.

FDA Offers Third-Party Delivery Food Safety Guidance

By Bernadette Heier | December 22, 2022

As consumers increasingly order food from various online retailers, including ghost kitchens and third-party delivery, a new federal document offers companies delivery safety recommendations.