by Arthur Robert | Oct 21, 2021 | Finance, News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Gorillas, the German delivery startup promising groceries in ten minutes or less, announced it closed its Series C funding round on Tuesday. The company raised “close to” $1 billion at a valuation of $2.1 billion. The news comes just seven months after the company...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 21, 2021 | Briefs, Finance, News
Fiserv, a Wisconsin-based payment and financial services company that created the Clover point-of-sale platform, has signed an agreement to acquire BentoBox, a digital marketing and commerce platform that’s largely focused on small and medium-sized restaurants. The...
by Arthur Robert | Oct 21, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Instacart is growing in the direction of meal delivery. On October 7, the company announced it would acquire catering software company FoodStorm, extending its reach into the prepared food aisle of many grocery stores. And at the beginning of the month, meal delivery...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 21, 2021 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Slice, a pickup and self-delivery provider for independent pizza restaurants, announced a partnership with Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports and creator of One Bite, the digital series in which Portnoy tastes and scores pizza in what he describes as...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 21, 2021 | Briefs, News
Jim Collins, the former CEO of Kitchen United, has been appointed president of Perfect Company, an emerging provider of technology solutions addressing operational challenges for restaurants. As president, Collins will spearhead Perfect company’s operational,...
by Tom Kaiser | Oct 21, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Instacart has partnered with Stop & Shop, a Massachusetts-based brick-and-mortar grocery brand, to offer 30-minute delivery of fresh foods, meal kits, groceries and household necessities in select Northeast markets. The new service—called Stop & Shop...
by fodnews | Oct 20, 2021 | Conference Speakers
Carl Grimstad CEO | Chairman of the Board, Waitr Holdings Carl Grimstad has been CEO since January 2020. Carl is currently the chief manager of C. Grimstad Associates, LLC, a family private investment entity formed in 2006 and the managing partner of GS Capital, LLC,...
by fodnews | Oct 20, 2021 | Conference Speakers
Kenny Klein Senior Director of Sales, Grubhub Kenny Klein is the senior director of sales for Grubhub. He brings a decade of experience to this role where he leads Grubhub’s SMB and Enterprise sales. He oversees a team of more than 550 and is responsible for Grubhub’s...
by fodnews | Oct 20, 2021 | Conference Speakers
Andy Rebhun SVP Digital & Marketing Officer, El Pollo Loco Andrew Rebhun is an accomplished global marketing executive, who has delivered first-to-market products and profitable growth for billion-dollar brands across Fortune 50 companies, including McDonalds...
by fodnews | Oct 18, 2021 | Conference Speakers
Deidra Suber General Manager, CloudKitchens Deidra Suber is head of sales and operations for the region for CloudKitchens. She brings 10 years of experience, spanning food delivery, retail, and e-commerce...