Flying Charleys Cheesesteaks Coming to North Carolina
Flying Philadelphia-style cheesesteak sandwiches are coming to select customers in Durham, North Carolina, thanks to a new drone delivery partnership with Flytrex. The companies estimate three-minute flight times for customers ordering through the Flytrex app....
Paytronix Debuts Order Experience Builder for Custom Ordering Sites
Paytronix says its new Order Experience Builder enables brands to create customized digital guest experiences without the need for third-party designers and developers. The new product allows restaurants to create fully branded ordering sites that are tailored to a...
Gopuff, Grubhub Partner on Big City Grocery Delivery
Grubhub announced a partnership that will bring Gopuff’s groceries, virtual restaurants, convenience goods, alcohol and household essentials to the third-largest U.S. delivery provider’s marketplace. The tie-up begins with a pilot starting immediately in New York...
Decrying Influence of ‘Tech Bros,’ OOMI Digital Kitchen Launches in Dallas
With a spicy announcement decrying the influence of “food tech bros” in the delivery space, OOMI Digital Kitchen is a new ghost kitchen opening this month in Dallas, led by the founder of Urban Taco. The new ghost kitchen aims to define what it calls the second wave...
C3 Teams Up with Gzooh Kitchens in Canada
Canada delivery diners will soon have more choices thanks to a partnership between U.S.-based C3 and Canada’s Gzooh Kitchens, a ghost kitchen provider. The partnership will bring C3’s brands, including Umami Burger and Sam’s Crispy Chicken, to Canada for the first...
Grubhub, Bloomin’ Brands Expand Partnership
Bloomin’ Brands and Grubhub announced they are expanding their partnership to bring all of the Tampa, Florida-based brands onto the Grubhub marketplace, adding to the Carrabba’s Italian Grill locations already on the platform. More than 1,700 listings will be...
Presto Goes Public in SPAC Deal with Vow to Automate More Restaurants
Presto Automation has merged with shell company Ventoux to go public in one of the few successful SPAC deals in recent months, raising about $120 million from the public as well as a strategic investment from Cleveland Avenue and others and an infusion from...
Pizza Hut Canada Partners with Serve Robotics
Pizza Hut Canada has partnered with Serve Robotics to launch a pilot test of its new robot delivery service. It’s part of a short-lived, two-week pilot program in Vancouver, B.C. where select customers get the option of drone delivery through the end of the month. The...
Uber Announces Toast, Clover POS Integrations
Uber Eats has begun “industry-first” point-of-sale integrations with Toast and Clover, which the second-largest U.S. delivery provider said will lead to a more effortless onboarding experience for merchants. The automatic integration with two of the industry’s largest...
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