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Minneapolis Nixes Rideshare Wage Bill

By Tom Kaiser | August 23, 2023

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed a proposed ordinance that would have significantly raised the minimum wage for rideshare drivers.

DoorDash Appoints Chef Michael Solomonov as Chief Restaurant Advisor

By Bernadette Heier | August 22, 2023

Following year-long stints from chefs Stephanie Izard and Pinky Cole, DoorDash has appointed Chef Michael Solomonov as its third Chief Restaurant Advisor.

Wendy’s Unveils Digital Forward Redesigned Restaurants in Oklahoma, Kansas City

By Joe Halpern | August 22, 2023

Wendy’s plans to debut more than 200 digitally enabled protoypes as part of its Global Next Gen restaurant redesign to improve operational flow, crew comfort and service speed.

Uber Launches Donation Support for Maui Fire Relief

By Bernadette Heier | August 22, 2023

Uber launches new in-app donation button to allow U.S. customers to donate to the Maui Strong Fund.

Wow Bao Spurs Major Retail Growth via Walmart Partnership

By Bernadette Heier | August 16, 2023

Asian fast-casual concept inks deal with grocery giant to carry its frozen line in over 3,000 stores across U.S.

Deliverect Looks to Propel Growth with New CFO

By Bernadette Heier | August 16, 2023

Deliverect, a global online order integrator for restaurants and food businesses, appoints Johan Albrecht as its new chief financial officer.  

Empower Delivery Getting OOMI’s Ducks in a Row

By Tom Kaiser | August 16, 2023

OOMI began using Empower Delivery to optimize its ghost kitchen kitchen management in-house delivery.

Clean Eatz Partners with U.S. Military to Supply Meal-Kits

By Bernadette Heier | August 15, 2023

Meal prep franchise in the health food landscape delivers its first-ever international meal shipment to U.S. military base in Iwakuni, Japan.

Toast Partners with Cartwheel on Hybrid Delivery

By Tom Kaiser | August 15, 2023

Toast partnered with Cartwheel, an on-demand delivery management platform, to provide new options for restaurants looking to implement a hybrid delivery system.

Grubhub Partners with Sonesta for Hotel Delivery

By Tom Kaiser | August 14, 2023

Through a new partnership with Grubhub, guests at more than 120 Sonesta Extended Stay Suites and Simply Suites hotels in the U.S. can now access mobile ordering and delivery.