Turkish rapid grocery delivery firm Getir debuted in Chicago this month, capping off n explosive year of growth. The firm was slow to enter the U.S. market, but plans to expand quickly and launch in Boston and New York City by the end of the year, according to a recent press release.
As the convenience economy continues to expand into every vertical imaginable, one company is taking on one of the most dismal household chores: laundry. Sudshare founder and CEO Mort Fertel said the idea came from his wife and the family’s chief launderer. “My wife and I have five kids; she’s buried in laundry. And she says, ‘This is crazy, I can tap an app and go to the airport but I’m still doing laundry like my grandmother,” said Fertel. “And she’s right, tech has made it easier and faster but […]
A compelling online presence is a must for restaurants today. With 90% of customers researching online before deciding where to dine, your restaurant’s web presence can be the difference between a bustling kitchen and a slow trickle of tickets. In fact, with an online ordering website for pickup and delivery, you can turn these website visitors into customers, making your website your most profitable ordering channel. Read on to discover valuable tips for building an online ordering website that’s functional, appealing, and profitable. Related posts: Four Focal Points to Build […]
Reef Technologies and C3 are expanding their partnership to 800 ghost kitchens by 2025.
DoorDash has agreed to acquire Wolt, a Helsinki-based delivery firm in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.1 billion.
Differing opinions were on display as leaders in the restaurant tech space talked shop during Connecting the Dots on Digital Operations at FODC.
Rapid grocery provider, Buyk, hired restaurant veteran James Walker as its new CEO.
Uber Eats partnered with Serve Robotics to bring automated deliveries to customers in LA starting in early 2022.
Inspire Brands unveiled plans for its first multi-brand ghost kitchen in its home city of Atlanta.
Savvy operators may have a trickle or torrent of data coming in through increasingly digital restaurant sales and loyalty channels, and using that data to really drive performance is the next trick. How to get there was a key topic of a Food On Demand Conference panel titled “Capitalizing on the Newly Digitized Customer.” The panel was stacked with loyalty and data heavyweights including Zack Oates, CEO of Ovation; Niko Papademetriou, SVP sales at Qu; Mike Vichich, co-founder and CEO of Wisely; and Kinesh Patel, co-founder and CTO at SevenRooms. […]
