Business Models at Odds in the Digital Grocery Business
Like restaurants, grocers are struggling to find a happy medium with third-party delivery providers as more of the North American grocery market moves online. While grocery stores encourage more profitable native ordering and customer pickup, new entrants are testing...
Buyk Wheeled Grocery Delivery Launches in NYC
Buyk is the fourth rapid grocery delivery company to launch in New York City in the last 12 months. As the name suggests—pronounced bike—the company’s couriers will use bicycles to deliver groceries within 15 minutes or less and will employ the same dark-store model...
All Day Kitchens Raises $65M Series C
After recently rebranding and raising $20 million, “distributed restaurant” platform All Day Kitchens raised $65 million in a Series C round bringing its total fundraising to $102.5 million. The San Francisco-based company said the new cash is being used for R&D,...
Uber Eats Adds Searchable Pickup Maps, Airport Order-Ahead Functionality
Uber Eats is looking to improve the airport dining experience and customer pickup experience for customers at home or on the ground wherever they’re staying. The new airport features are designed to give travelers the option to order from restaurants and pay in Uber...
Slices Invests Additional $15M in Pizzeria Accelerator
Slice, the pickup and self-delivery provider for independent pizza restaurants, announced an additional $15 million infusion to its Slice Accelerate program that grants independent pizzerias with $15,000 in technology and services to grow their businesses. First...
Shanna Prevé | VP, Enterprise Sales & Business Development, DoorDash
Shanna Prevé VP, Enterprise Sales & Business Development, DoorDash Shanna Prevé (she/her) is the vice president, enterprise sales & business development at DoorDash. Shanna has extensive experience with partnerships, content, and go-to-market and business...
John Powell, Director, Delivery Strategy & Partnerships, 7-Eleven
John Powell Director of Delivery Strategy & Partnerships, 7-Eleven As the director of delivery strategy and partnerships, Powell is responsible for building 7-Eleven’s e-commerce strategy across its proprietary 7NOW delivery platform and on the marketplace,...
Raghu Mahadevan | Chief Digital Officer, 7-Eleven
Raghu Mahadevan Chief Digital Officer, 7-Eleven Raghu is the chief digital officer for 7-Eleven, Inc. He leads all aspects of digital innovation and implementation for the company and is responsible for creating the digital ecosystem for 7-Eleven customers, stores,...
Apex Claims New Smart Lockers Reduce Dwell Times, Save Labor
If setting delivery and takeout orders on an unsupervised counter is the bottom of the barrel, Apex bets restaurants are willing to invest in a smarter system for off-premises orders with better security, reduce labor inputs and direct integration to front- and...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.