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DoorDash Adds Aldi, Launches First Rewards Card

By Tom Kaiser | March 1, 2023

DoorDash unveiled its first-ever rewards credit card through Chase, and added Aldi to its merchant roster.

“Cookin” Up Growth: Toronto Homemade Delivery Startup Expands to U.S.

By Bernadette Heier | February 23, 2023

A new Toronto-based food delivery app “Cookin” brings talented cooks’ homemade creations right to consumers’ doorsteps.

Chick-fil-A Opens Break Room for NYC Delivery Workers

By Bernadette Heier | February 23, 2023

The space is open to all third-party delivery workers to rest, use the bathroom, charge their phones and warm up between deliveries.

Kiwibot Secures $10M in Financing to Build More Bots

By Bernadette Heier | February 22, 2023

Kiwibot gears up for expansion, securing $10 million in financing from Swiss-based asset financing group Kineo Finance.

DoorDash Predicts Further Growth as Orders Jump 30 Percent

By Tom Kaiser | February 22, 2023

DoorDash reported strong fourth-quarter results showing that gross order volume increased 29 percent from the prior year.

Swipeby Launches ‘Groundbreaking’ AI

By Tom Kaiser | February 22, 2023

Swipeby has launched what it calls a pioneering tool to help restaurants generate realistic images based on menu descriptions and headlines. Called Swipeby Snapshot, the new feature incorporates Open AI and Stability AI text-to-photo models to help restaurants make their online menus more user-friendly. The North Carolina-based company also claims this feature can increase ordering rates by up to 35 percent “in just seconds.” Swipeby said it recognized that 80 percent of its clients do not have photos for the majority of their online menu items, which is representative of […]

QikServe Partners with Punchh for Ordering and Loyalty

By Bernadette Heier | February 21, 2023

The partnership provides an integrated web, mobile and kiosk ordering experience, enabling restaurant guests to redeem loyalty rewards.

GoTab Unveils Manager App, Enhances On-the-Go Management

By Bernadette Heier | February 21, 2023

The app allows operators to make immediate changes to scheduling shifts, menus, inventory and more from anywhere using their mobile device.

Restaurant Deep Dive: Frank and Andrea

By Bernadette Heier | February 16, 2023

A New York Style pizza by-the-slice and Philly cheesesteak hub brings East Coast classics to the Midwest.

Grubhub Waives Fees, Adds Features to Direct

By Tom Kaiser | February 16, 2023

After first introducing Grubhub Direct in 2021 as a commission-free platform for smaller, independent restaurants, the delivery provider decided to waive some of the fees for restaurants using this white-label service. Grubhub Direct allows restaurants to create, customize and go live with a native ordering website and loyalty solution in a matter of minutes. Menu descriptions and imagery, along with other key information, is ported over from information already hosted on the Grubhub marketplace app, which makes it fast to create a branded website that restaurant operators can create and […]