Pushed along by companies large and small, last-mile software provider Onfleet has eclipsed 100 million orders of everything from food, wine, car parts and marijuana. That big number has been a long time coming, with small delivery upstarts expanding along with the company and new entrants like ChopShop pushing it further. The company secured a Series A round in October of 2020, but according to Director of Marketing Liz Tahawi, it’s been steady growth, not a pandemic-era surge. “We’re celebrating our 100-millionth delivery, but it’s coupled with that compound growth. […]
Robomart’s high-tech, on-demand stores are more convenient than curbside or delivery, and the company is scaling up beyond Hollywood after debuting at CES in 2018.
Uber is going deeper into grocery through a new partnership with Albertsons that will more than double the on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery options on its platform.
FoodStorm has launched a self-self kiosk for in-store grocery customers to place orders for catering, prepared food, deli and bakery items with one digitally managed platform.
When the food arrives at the kitchen table, it tends to become sustenance, not experience. That’s why Bartaco radically expanded its merchandising program to bring a bit of the beachy lifestyle the brand is known for to the off-premises experience. CEO Scott Lawton said it’s all about bringing turning the in-restaurant hospitality into something tangible at home. Humbly, he says the company has “played around” with it, but the company has sold out of lunchboxes and swimwear, and it can hardly keep up with cocktail shakers for its margarita kits […]
Jokr, a New York-based instant-delivery platform, announced a $170 million Series A to scale the company that began operations just three months ago.
Starbird scaled up its footprint as it begins franchising the upscale fast-food brand, which also includes four successful virtual restaurant concepts.
Minnow Technologies inked a new manufacturing partnership in preparation for significant growth in the foodservice realm, but also in office, institutional and residential buildings.
Consumers would rather order delivery directly from a restaurant as opposed to a third-party provider. In its recent trend report, polling 1,525 respondents, DoorDash found 43 percent of its customers prefer to order delivery through a restaurant’s website or app, whereas 27 percent prefer to order delivery through a third-party delivery platform, and 16 percent prefer to go to a restaurant in person and wait for pickup. The foodservice industry has been significantly upended in the last year and food delivery companies saw unprecedented growth. DoorDash’s revenue nearly tripled in […]
Grubhub is promising its customers their orders will arrive on time and that its prices will be the lowest relative to its competitors through the Grubhub Guarantee.
