Grubhub is taking its convenience concept, Grubhub Goods, nationwide in partnership with 7-Eleven.
More than 1,200 of Kiwibot’s delivery robots will soon be roaming 50 college campuses across the U.S. thanks to a new contract with Sodexo and a $7.5 million pre-Series A investment.
Misfits Market unveiled its 2021 annual report on the heels of a major new fundraise. In short, customers have found a lot of beauty in the “ugly” food delivery service. The company launched in 2018 in Philadelphia, hand delivering fruit and veggies that grocery stores wouldn’t sell. As founder Abhi Ramesh called it, it was a “mystery box of organic produce.” What started with sustainability-minded folks looking for affordable produce has continued to evolve into an all-in-one convenient grocer. According to the company, its more than 400,000 customers across 44 […]
Brix Holdings is using ghost kitchens as a key part of the growth plan for its brands, including Red Mango, Orange Leaf, Smoothie Factory, Souper Salad and RedBrick Pizza.
Buyk CEO James Walker hopes the speed and convenience of ultra-fast grocery convinces American shoppers to shop more like Europeans.
Coco, the LA-based remotely piloted delivery service, has officially hit the streets of Austin, Texas.
DoorDash has moved into flowers-on-demand with same-day floral deliveries through partnerships with more than 3,000 local and national florists.
BentoBox’s Restaurant Delivery Trend Report analyzed diner habits of the four quarters of 2021, finding that order frequency slowed over the year, even as support for the restaurant industry rose.
Loyalty is top of mind for the restaurant industry as operators look to build a better mousetrap and bring customers back again and again. For companies leading in loyalty, that’s a great way to keep customers close, but with every new loyalty program, the loyalty mousetrap becomes more of a commodity. “Those programs become less effective if they all look the same,” said Thanx founder and CEO Zach Goldstein. “Effectively, when it becomes table stakes and everyone has a buy X get Y program, they are no longer to be […]
Chipotle marked another exceptional year of business by nearly every metric. Off-premises operations and digital ordering were especially bright spots in its latest earnings report. In the fourth quarter, Chipotle’s revenue increased 22 percent, reaching $2 billion for the first time in company history. Same-store sales (SSS) grew by 15.2 percent—not as high as the 31.2 percent in the second quarter but far higher than Q4 of 2020, when the company SSS were 5.7 percent. Overall margins were 8.1 percent. For the full year, revenue increased 26.1 percent to $7.5 […]
