Kwali’s computer vision monitors pizza production and coordinates more efficient delivery pickups.
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Residents in Lockeford, California, will be among the first in the U.S. to receive drone deliveries through Amazon Prime Air Service.
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The lower the tip, the less chance a delivery driver will pick up your food. Paytronix dug into how tips affect delivery acceptance rates. In a report titled “No Tip, No Trip: How Brands Can Preserve Revenue by Ensuring That Delivery Drivers Are Tipped Their Fair Share,” the multi-pronged payments, CRM, loyalty and delivery services company saw a significant correlation between no-tip orders and abandoned meals. According to the report, as might be understood by routine delivery users, the smaller the tip, the less likely it was that an order […]
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U.S. online grocery sales hit a new high this May, topping out at $7.1 billion, 1.7 percent higher than a year ago.
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Another Broken Egg Café, like a lot of upscale experiential brands, was caught flat-footed by the pandemic. Its new CEO Paul Macaluso joined in 2019, just in time for a panicked race to figure out delivery for the 92 locations as the packed dining rooms emptied. “Revamp is a good word; there was nothing there. I was at McAlister’s previously, we launched online ordering five years earlier and I did it at Krystal before this. But we had to get it off the ground,” said Macaluso. “We reached out to […]
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After a successful test of a robotic delivery partnership at Ohio State University, third-party delivery operator Grubhub and robotic delivery startup Cartken are ready to expand to campuses across the country. Grubhub, which is already partnered with more than 250 campuses across the country, sees robotics as a way to get even closer to students “Robot delivery is exciting for students and helps provide even better service and innovative solutions to our campus partners,” said Eric Harper, senior director of campus environments at Grubhub. He said he expects to roll […]
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Skipcart and DeliverB4 are offering an outsourced delivery program that claims to save restaurants $2 or more per order.
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Wonder, a truck-based restaurant delivery service started by Marc Lore, raised an additional $350 million through a Series B.
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Nextbite announced will.i.am joined the company as advisor focused on brand building and marketing strategies.
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Grubhub is giving its drivers immediate access to their earnings through Instant Cashout via Direct to Debit.
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