The food delivery startup, Munchery, left local San Francisco small business owners eating the bill after abruptly shutting their doors. Munchery provided prepared meals to residents in San Francisco, Los Angelas, Seattle and New York. In San Francisco, Munchery partnered with local businesses like “Crumble & Whisk,” whose owner, Charles Farriér was outspoken on the unexpected shutdown and the impact on his business. When Farriér went to Munchery headquarters to collect his final payment of $1,700 the only other person there was another upset vendor. “They just expect us to […]
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Your next food delivery could be packed with ugly fruits and vegetables, and that’s a good thing.
Every year, Americans waste a staggering amount of food. The best guess is between one-third and one-half of all food goes to waste. The USDA estimates between 30 and 40 percent and a 2010 study of waste put the economic value at $161 billion in wasted food.
Noting it’s the “first autonomous vehicle created from the ground up by an on-demand delivery company,” Postmates unveiled a robot dubbed “Serve,” which it calls a rover and plans to debut on the sidewalks of Los Angeles. That launch, the company points out, will happen after Postmates works with local governments “to thoughtfully develop a framework that can enable on-demand commerce while respecting public-right-of-way.” In other words, the actual rollout of the rovers is several months away, at least, and in light of a recent event at the University of […]
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“Don’t Be Fooled: Blue Apron Is Still in Trouble” was only one of several dark headlines about the meal-delivery standard bearer that has struggled since going public in 2017.
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Itsu, a grab-and-go healthy Asian eatery is one of a large group of restaurants that have signed up with Mealpal, a subscription lunch service that promises subscribers lunch for under $6.
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Delivery and personal robots and underwater and aerial drones were on display at the 51st annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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AxelHire, Point Pickup, Roadie and Skipcart are part of Walmart’s answer to the question of how it can expand its ability to deliver groceries to more consumers.
Read MoreEnterprise delivery logistics platform Bringg announced it has raised a new round of funding from a handful of partners, bringing its recent haul to a cool $55 million. Following what it calls strong market traction with clients including Walmart; Panera Bread; and Arcos Dorados, McDonalds’ largest global franchisee, the new money is planned to accelerate the company’s ongoing expansion. CEO Guy Bloch said, “this is a watershed moment for Bringg” and added that the new investment will help the company level the playing field in the age of Amazon by […]
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The delivery wars are real, and spilling across corporate borders with the latest announcement that DoorDash hired away Ryan Sokol, a former director who was with Uber for more than four years.
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Yahoo Finance reports that Amazon is halting its expansion of the smaller 365 grocery stores, which were created in 2015 as a smaller, cheaper, more urbane version of Whole Foods grocery stores.
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