Uber, Visa Partner on Grants for Growth Business Support
Uber teamed up with Visa to announce the recipients for its Grants for Growth program that provided $1 million in funding to small businesses in 10 U.S. cities that are currently active on Uber Eats. The program was administered by Local Initiatives Support...
Panelists Discuss Bringing the Restaurant Experience Home Through Packaging Innovation
With restaurants continuing to get more of their business through delivery orders, maintaining the quality of the food is becoming increasingly paramount. In order to ensure the quality of the food is as good at the office or at home as it would be in a restaurant,...
Box Branding Panel Highlights Importance of ‘Three Fs:’ Form, Function and Finish
When food is delivered to an off-premises location, a key way to represent the brand of a restaurant is through the packaging. That was the message shared during a panel focused on branded containers at the Off-Premises Packaging Summit by Food On Demand in Dallas...
Empower Delivery Encourages Restaurants to Go All-in on Delivery
Two big names in delivery have teamed up to bring independent restaurants and ghost kitchens a solution that could dramatically improve the economics of their delivery programs. But as restaurant executive Meredith Sandland and ClusterTruck founder Chris Baggott...
Apex Debuts Exterior-facing Smart Food Lockers
Apex Order Pickup Solutions has launched its OrderHQ Exterior lockers that are designed to provide customer or pickup through the exterior wall of a restaurant, while employees load orders from inside. The new product, officially called OrderHQ Exterior Smart...
Former Reef President, Michael Beacham, Joins Earl Enterprises
Michael Beacham, previously the president of Reef Kitchens, has been hired by Earl Enterprises, the parent company of Virtual Dining Concepts. In his new role, Beacham will focus on planning new initiatives and steering future growth at the company, whose brands...
Vromo Officially Integrates with Toast
Vromo, a delivery management system for restaurants, has announced the launch of its integration on the Toast point-of-sale platform. Vromo said this new integration will strengthen delivery capabilities for thousands of restaurants in the U.S. In its official...
DoorDash Adds More Grocers, Retail Chains to its Platform
DoorDash has expanded its merchant mix with a handful of new grocers and retailers including Dick’s Sporting Goods and Big Lots. This further broadening the largest delivery provider in the U.S. beyond meal delivery. The latest announcement lists a variety of new...Kurt Richars, Director of Market Development, Anchor Packaging
Kurt Richars Director of Market DevelopmentAnchor Packaging As the Director of Market Development and Sustainability for Anchor Packaging, Kurt works to identify emerging consumer needs and develop solutions to help operators profitably grow by serving them. As meals...
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