Germany-based Delivery Hero and Spanish majority-owned subsidiary Glovo are under investigation for potential anti-competitive practices by European Union regulators. The European Commission announced that both companies were the target of “unannounced inspections” i.e., raids. “The commission has concerns that the companies concerned may have violated Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which prohibits cartels and restrictive business practices,” read the release. Article 101 is relatively broad, but the raids were focused on concerns around an “alleged agreement or concerted practice to share national markets.” […]
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As the labor crunch persists, restaurants, retailers and delivery providers are using new services to speed payments to boost employee attraction and retention.
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Three months after Just Eat Takeaway put Grubhub up for sale, Amazon announced it’s giving a free year of Grubhub+ to its Prime members.
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Sauce is a tech startup urging restaurants to take a cue from the hotel, airline and car rental industries with dynamic pricing.
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Biscuit Bar co-CEO Janie Burkett shared what it took to wrangle her high-volume delivery business and land on numerous best-of lists. First, have really, absurdly good food. “The HOSS, it’s the biscuit that started the whole thing. It’s a biscuit topped with buttermilk fried chicken, gravy, jack cheese and honey butter,” said Burkett. “The HOSS is my dad, that’s what our kids called him. Unfortunately, he passed a few months before our first store opened, but it’s our No. 1-selling biscuit, my dad’s legend lives on in biscuit form.” Her […]
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Mail-delivery health-food giant Daily Harvest is in the midst of an ugly foodborne illness issue. The first of more than 450 sickened customers has sued the company after being hospitalized and having her gallbladder removed, but the true cause remains unclear. According to a recent update from the company, testing and investigations have not yet produced any clarity. In an update on June 27, CEO Rachel Drori said, “We have spent the past ten days working with the FDA, state agencies and multiple independent labs, as well as experts in […]
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Brinker, the parent of Chili’s, Maggiano’s Little Italy and the virtual brands It’s Just Wings and Maggiano’s Italian Classics inked a new deal to plug into the Grubhub delivery network. Under a deal announced on June 27th, Grubhub will soon count 2,500 Brinker locations “in the coming weeks.” Brinker owns and operates about 1,600 restaurants, so a large portion of the locations set to appear in Grubhub are host or ghost kitchens. Michael Breed, Chili’s senior vice president of marketing, said the partnership is about meeting consumers where they are. […]
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Restaurant tech provider Lunchbox launched a commission-free online ordering platform designed for restaurants with one to three locations.
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DoorDash appointed Pinky Cole, founder of Atlanta-based Slutty Vegan, as its next chief restaurant advisor.
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Corporate food ordering platform Sharebite raised another $39 million through a Series B.
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