Uber’s New Nationwide Shipping Takes on Goldbelly
Taking a page from Goldbelly, the marketplace sending gourmet food across the country, Uber has launched a nationwide shipping program to get consumers across the country whatever they’re craving, whether it comes from NYC, Miami or LA, with more cities coming soon....
Marketing Your Restaurant on Third-Party Platforms
Third-party platforms bring plenty of new tools to the table for business owners. But industry leaders at FODC ‘22 said restaurant fundamentals remain the most important component. The panel, moderated by Meredith Sandland, managing director of Delivering the Digital...
Lunchbox Acquires Enterprise Ordering Provider NovaDine
Lunchbox is adding to its portfolio of online ordering, delivery integrations and multi-channel marketing through the acquisition of NovaDine, a North Carolina-based provider of digital ordering management for multi-unit restaurant chains. As Lunchbox accelerates...
BentoBox Adds New Clover Payment Solution
BentoBox has launched a new Payments product that’s enabled through an integration with Clover, a subsidiary of Fiserv, the global payment and financial services company that acquired Bento in late 2021. With the addition of Payments, restaurants can take orders,...
Zoomo Unveils ‘Moped Killer’ Delivery e-Bike
Zoomo, an Australian-based e-bike maker, has released a prototype for its latest delivery-specific model the company is calling a “moped killer” for its ability to travel 28 miles per hour. Unveiled at the Micromobility Europe show in Amsterdam, the new Zoomo One...
Subway Relaunches Catering with ezCater
With new delivery and pickup options, simplified group ordering items and better packaging, Subway has relaunched its catering program and is now one of the largest catering providers on the ezCater marketplace. As part of the company’s announcement, the massive...
Dexai ‘Robotic Sous Chef’ Scaling Up with Flexible Robotics
A robotic food-assembly robot from Dexai is looking for some new kitchens with flexibility as a key focus. Essentially, the robot dubbed Alfred is a food safe-certified robotic arm on a cart. It can sit in front of a row of hotel pans of ingredients, and uses...
Why Off-Premises Reconciliation is Suddenly Such a Big Deal
Reconciliation is not exactly a sexy topic, but as delivery continues to grow and new channels continue to emerge, it has become a major headache for operators. The accounting process of ensuring two sets of financial data match comes up all over business, but...
Forward Kitchens Builds One-Off Virtual Restaurant Concepts
Countering the norm of virtual restaurant providers selling a portfolio of brands, Forward Kitchens builds custom concepts for each client, which tend to be small-scale independent operators looking to grow their delivery revenue. Founded by Raghav Poddar in San...
Outstanding Operators
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