C3 announced a new strategic investment that will “evolve” its global presence and solidify its offerings across the United States and United Arab Emirates.
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Taiwan-based ghost kitchen operator and virtual brand creator JustKitchen will enter India under a new agreement to bring its virtual brands to the unique market. The company will partner with Kitchens Centre, a ghost kitchen operator that bills itself as a KaaS (Kitchen as a Service). It’s the largest shared kitchen space provider in India with more than 1,000 kitchens across 80 locations in 25 cities. CEO Lakshay Jain of Kitchens Centre said the company will integrate JustKitchen’s 32 brands into kitchens that already operate more than 350 brands. “We […]
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Two savvy automation startups are forging ahead on the promise of fully automated pizza deliveries. Serve, the robotic delivery company that was spun off from Postmates, and robotic artisanal pizza purveyor Piestro announced a new partnership. Under the agreement, upcoming Piestro pods will alert Serve to find the nearest available robot for pickup. According to Piestro CEO Massimo Noja De Marco, it will be a significant speed boost compared to traditional delivery. “Because Piestro’s scheduling system will automatically notify Serve’s fleet for the nearest available robot in Serve-enabled areas, we […]
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Ghost Financial will be the exclusive financial partner for Cruising Kitchens, a mobile ghost kitchen builder and food truck fabricator based in Texas.
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Scores of restaurants and grocery offer up unused food for charity, but the last mile between those food retailers people who need it has historically been a wide gap. Even in areas like California or New York which have donation mandates for edible surplus food struggle to save that food from the landfill. Food Rescue Hero, a delivery platform founded in 2016 in Pittsburg, sought to tackled that last-mile challenge. Since then, the company has grown to 27 cities, 34,000 volunteer drivers and diverted 100 million pounds of food from […]
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Before drones are flying around our burritos, prescriptions and maybe giving us a quote on roof repair, we’re going to need some infrastructure to enable this transformation. Even though the Federal Aviation Administration is going to take some time to allow drone delivery across the country, there are a handful of companies building out the nuts and bolts that will be necessary to get there. In a report from consultancy giant McKinsey, there are a lot of complex software needs, algorithms and routing plans that will ensure safe drone delivery, […]
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According to new data, Gopuff is seeing strong U.S. sales grow along and an expanding customer base.
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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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