Savvy Delivery Upstarts Push Onfleet to 100M Orders
Pushed along by companies large and small, last-mile software provider Onfleet has eclipsed 100 million orders of everything from food, wine, car parts and marijuana. That big number has been a long time coming, with small delivery upstarts expanding along with the...
Bringing the Convenience Store to Your Door
At this point in American technological competence, I tolerate little less than perfection. My rideshare service will meet me exactly within the agreed upon time. My ramen takeout will come with one spicy bomb, two garlic bombs and disposable chopsticks, and my...
Uber’s Biggest Grocery Get: Albertsons
Uber is going even deeper into the grocery space through a new partnership with the Albertsons family of grocery brands that will more than double the availability of on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery options on its platform. This latest grocery bet of Uber’s...
FoodStorm Launches Grocery Store Catering Kiosks
Catering software provider FoodStorm has launched a self-self kiosk for in-store grocery customers to place orders for catering, prepared food, deli and bakery items with one digitally managed backend platform. The company says the new tool will help grocers attract...
Bartaco Delivers Lifestyle with On-Brand Merch
When the food arrives at the kitchen table, it tends to become sustenance, not experience. That’s why Bartaco radically expanded its merchandising program to bring a bit of the beachy lifestyle the brand is known for to the off-premises experience. CEO Scott...
Jokr Lands $170M to Scale Instant Delivery Platform
Move over ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants: instant delivery platforms are officially the hottest corner of the delivery space with New York-based startup, Jokr, announcing a $170 million Series A round to grow the grocery and retail delivery provider. The...
Starbird Flies High with Four Successful Virtual Concepts
After soaring through the pandemic, Starbird has dramatically scaled up its small footprint and grown same-store sales 36 percent during the first half of 2021 as it begins to franchise the upscale fast-food brick-and-mortar brand, which also includes four successful...
Minnow Partners with Hatco as Exclusive Manufacturer
Minnow Technologies’ loT-enabled food delivery and pickup stations, or “Minnow Pods,” are food delivery/pickup stations integrated with its unique QR codes and technologies. The company, founded in 2017, propelled its growth on the wings of COVID-19, and its new...
DoorDash Claims Customers Prefer to Order Direct Over Third-Party
Consumers would rather order delivery directly from a restaurant as opposed to a third-party provider. In its recent trend report, polling 1,525 respondents, DoorDash found 43 percent of its customers prefer to order delivery through a restaurant’s website or app,...
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.