Hungr Goes its Own Way by Giving Restaurants Customer Data
As the debate over fees and customer data continues its slow burn in the delivery space, one smaller player is going all in on sharing customer information with restaurants so they can fine-tune their operations and develop marketing campaigns to target the best users...
ZeroCater Builds Sliding Scale into Cloud Cafe
With fewer big company catering orders between here and who knows when, ZeroCater is rolling out a new product for scalable catering. ZeroCater, a business-to-business catering company that aims to enhance company food programs with an AI food-recommendation engine,...
Home Chef Delivery App WoodSpoon Raises $2 Million
Billed as an “on-demand craft food marketplace,” WoodSpoon has raised $2 million in seed funding to expand its operations. The company, which we profiled back in July, essentially connects customers to home chefs. It started because the two Israel-born...
DoorDash, Jimmy John’s Show Power of Platform Marketplace
The new partnership between Jimmy John’s and DoorDash demonstrates that even with a “freaky fast” in-house delivery fleet that’s not going anywhere, there is immense power in the platform marketplace. Jimmy John’s and DoorDash announced the two...
Lettuce Entertain You, Barilla Launch Virtual Concept on Grubhub
Chicago-based Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, parent company of Maggiano’s Little Italy and Shaw’s Crab House, among others, has launched a new virtual restaurant in partnership with Barilla, the world’s largest pasta producer. Available exclusively on Grubhub,...
Thanx CEO Calls for 3PD Regulation, Federal Action for Restaurants
Before publishing his second long-form article on the future of restaurants and delivery, Thanx CEO Zach Goldstein had become one of the most visible thought leaders in the space. One year after his “The Four Horsemen of the Delivery Apocalypse” lit up industry...
Eyeing Post-Pandemic, The Greene Turtle Re-Reinvents Itself
Reinventing a multi-unit restaurant chain before the pandemic struck is like pulling the osso bucco out of the oven just as your dinner party guests announce they’re vegetarians. Such was the situation for countless brands this past spring, including The Greene...
Ovation Helps Restaurants Ask: Was That Good for You?
While it might seem a bit counterproductive for restaurant operators to ask for even more guest feedback, given all the vitriol on Google and TripAdvisor listings, hearing whether guests are happy with their meals is even more important and elusive now that so many...
DoorDash Announces Winterization Grant Winners
DoorDash announced the winners of the winterization grants provided through its Main Street Strong effort. These grants are the first to be provided through the winterization program, which allocated $5,000 grants to 360 restaurants in Chicago, Denver, New York City,...
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