Olo Beats Expectations in First Earnings Report
Olo continued its post-IPO victory lap after posting its first quarterly earnings results as a public company. The delivery integration and logistics company for enterprise restaurants had a lot of great highlights from the first quarter of 2021. Revenues were up 125...
Wow Bao’s Virtual ‘Moonshot:’ 1,000 Outlets This Year
One of the most intriguing aspects of virtual restaurants is the ability to scale at a pace unseen outside of Silicon Valley. MrBeast Burgers went from 0 to 400 nearly overnight and, now, Wow Bao is looking to grow even faster through virtual channels. Geoff...
With Catering Kaput, Alchemista Makes a Big Pivot
Back in 2019, things were going really well at Boston-based corporate catering provider Alchemista. Founder and CEO Christine Marcus was partnering with restaurants to bring great food to catering clients and had just invested in a robust culinary team to handle...
Chowbus Leans In on Emotions, Discovery to Boost In-Store Volume
For Chowbus, the delivery startup focused exclusively on Asian restaurants, looking beyond the pandemic means finding creative ways to help its restaurant partners boost in-store dining as it continues upgrading its app experience seven months after raising yet...
Uber Eats Partners with Gopuff on ‘Everyday Essentials’
Uber and Gopuff have announced a new partnership where Gopuff will provide a new range of everyday essentials to customers on the Uber Eats platform, further broadening its ongoing expansion beyond delivered restaurant meals. Philadelphia-based Gopuff delivers a...
Nextbite Expands Virtual Portfolio with George López Taqueria
Comedian and restaurateur George López is the latest celebrity in the virtual restaurant scene through a new partnership with Nextbite who will bring his “badass” street tacos to a range of cities through this delivery-only offering. According to the announcement from...
DoorDash Eliminates One-Plan-Fits-All Pricing Model
During a media event unveiling a reshaped commission structure for restaurants and other retailers, DoorDash COO Christopher Payne had a bold message for merchants on the company’s platform: “You’ll never have to pay 30 percent again if you don’t want to.” The...
For Halal Guys Operator, Customer Engagement is Social First
Customer engagement doesn’t always require a suite of smart software, even when most of a restaurant’s business is digital. For Halal Guys franchisee and restaurant consultant, Paul Tran, it’s all about personal touches. As we covered recently, there are a...
Deliverect Raises $65M After Surpassing 30M Orders
Deliverect, a Belgian startup that integrates Uber Eats, Deliveroo, DoorDash, Just Eat Takeaway.com and other providers into restaurant point-of-sale systems, announced it has raised $65 million in a Series C funding round from DST Global Partners and Redpoint...
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