Olo CEO Noah Glass: Three Predictions for 2022
Olo CEO Noah Glass shared his three top predictions for 2022 as the company embarks on its first full year as a public company. Aside from going public, Glass and Olo (NYSE: OLO) had a pretty good year as one of the go-to enterprise solutions for omnichannel...
Three Ways Omnivore Connects Restaurants with Digital
*This is content sponsored by Omnivore. The pace of digital transformation in the restaurant industry is only accelerating. Omnivore CEO Dan Singer said keeping up in that marathon requires more open, efficient ways of connecting to digital tools. “Just start...
Delivery Hero Acquires Majority Stake in Glovo
Another global acquisition gives a little insight into the complicated world of international food delivery companies as Berlin-based Delivery Hero announced it was buying additional shares in Glovo, which is headquartered in Barcelona. Delivery Hero is set to acquire...
JET Subsidiary SkipTheDishes To Launch Grocery Delivery Across Canada
SkipTheDishes, the Canadian subsidiary of JustEatTakeaway.com, Europe’s largest meal delivery provider, launched Skip Express Lane, a grocery delivery service. According to a press release, the service has three fulfillment centers operational in Ontario and plans to...
Andrew Chen Examines the ‘Cold Start Problem’ for Platforms like Uber, Snackpass
How a smart idea gets initial traction is one of the most important moments in any business. It’s a confusing, inventive, fascinating period, and one Andrew Chen spends a lot of time thinking about. Chen is a partner at the exceptionally busy and successful...
TikTok to Monetize Viral Content Through VR Partnership
Popular social media company TikTok found a new way to monetize viral content on its platform: virtual restaurants. The company is partnering with Virtual Dining Concepts to launch 300 “TikTok Kitchen” by March 2022, with plans to open 1,000 locations by the end of...
Half of U.S. Consumers Now Using Meal Delivery as Sales Grow
Restaurant meal delivery in the U.S. hit a key milestone before the holidays, as 50 percent of American consumers have now ordered from one of the major meal delivery services, up from 44 percent a year ago, according to the latest figures from Bloomberg Second...
Reef Inks Partnership to Expand in Middle East, North Africa
Reef is kicking 2022 off with a bang, announcing a joint venture with Americana Group, the largest food and beverage operator in the Middle East. Together, the two companies will open new ghost kitchen facilities in the Middle East and North Africa regions that...
White Rhino Raises Millions for L4 Autonomous Delivery
White Rhino, a Beijing-based autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturer, has raised nearly $8 million through a recent Series A funding round. It’s the company’s second million-dollar funding round in the last six months. Like Nuro, which is now valued at $8.6 billion,...
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.