Southeast Asia food delivery market slows to 5 percent
Food delivery growth in Southeast Asia appears to be normalizing to pre-pandemic levels, after two years of supercharged growth from the pandemic. Online food delivery spending rose 5 percent to $16.3 billion in 2022, according to a report by venture builder Momentum...Uber Eats, Visa Team Up for Greener Restaurant Packaging
Uber Eats and Visa have partnered to help small and medium-sized restaurants offer sustainable packaging solutions. The companies will make $1 million accessible to eligible Uber Eats restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Madrid. “Single-use...
Restaurant Pricing Expert Shares His Strategy
Amid so much economic upheaval, some restaurants are discovering the pitfalls of following the herd or relying on gut-level intuition to make critical pricing and menu decisions. One pricing expert with decades of experience argues that previous data and methods are...
Smart Box System Aids in Safer Home Food Deliveries
HomeValet, a D.C. metro-based startup, has developed an automated solution for receiving at-home food deliveries that’s designed to withstand the elements. The Smart Box is a secure, temperature-controlled, internet-connected, outdoor receptacle—equipped with separate...
DoorDash Bringing Starbucks Delivery to Every U.S. State
Starbucks and DoorDash are expanding their delivery partnership, with new service launching this week in Northern California, Texas, Georgia, Florida and other select markets. The coffee giant’s via DoorDash will expand to additional markets over the coming months,...
Nextbite Names Overstock, C3 Vet as Chief Digital Officer
Silicon Valley innovator Vikram Raghavan has joined Nextbite as its chief digital officer. Previously chief product officer for Overstock and chief technology officer for C3 (Creating Culinary Communities), Raghavan brings extensive technology, e-commerce and virtual...
Toast, Deliverect, Team Up to Simplify Restaurant Ordering Management
To help restaurants simplify digital ordering, Toast has partnered with Deliverect, a global online ordering management provider. Deliverect bridges the gap between third-party providers and point-of-sale (POS) systems. The platform integrates online orders from...
Del Taco Adds Automated Drive-Thru Ordering, Expands Presto Partnership
Speaking to a human when ordering in a drive-thru may soon become something of the past. In an interview with Food On Demand, Rajat Suri, CEO and founder of Presto Automation, a leading provider in drive-thru automated technology, predicted almost every drive-thru...
Zomato’s Co-Founder Leaves Firm, Amid Series of High-Profile Exits
Indian food delivery company and restaurant aggregator Zomato, recently announced its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Gunjan Patidar, has left the firm. Patidar is the latest in a series of high-profile exits, including co-founder Mohit Gupta, Deputy Chief...
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