Cowen Hosts FOD All-Stars to Explore COVID and the Future
Equity research firm Cowen interviewed two Food On Demand all-stars, exploring the effects of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry. Cowen Analyst Andrew Charles sat down with Vishal Agarwal, founder and CEO of ItsACheckmate, and Fred LeFranc, founder and CEO of Results...
JoyRun Accelerates National Launch Because of COVID-19
JoyRun, the novel delivery service that takes advantage of community interaction, is moving its national launch up partially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company, which started on college campuses before expanding to military bases and a handful of corporate...
With Hybrid Delivery Model, Wing Zone Sales are Up
Restaurants that self-deliver with their own drivers have seen their ups and downs, as labor costs and availability have fluctuated along with the universal rise of direct-to-consumer convenience. For Atlanta-based Wing Zone, which has always had its own fleet, sales...
Figure 8 Helping Restaurants Pivot on a Dime
For the New York-based Figure 8 Logistics crew helping restaurants spin up profitable delivery, carryout and native delivery operations, the COVID-19 crisis has been a sea change. Rather than focusing on executing soft- and hard-launches on previously planned...
DoorDash Pushes into the Convenience Store Market
DoorDash is moving beyond restaurant meals and into convenience store products with the launch of its new Convenience vertical, giving customers the ability to order household staples for delivery or pickup, including household products and ready-made meals. The new...
Panera Bread Dips into Groceries
In one of the most high-profile pivots from a major restaurant brand, Panera Bread has begun selling grocery items like milk, bread and produce alongside its traditional soups, salads and sandwiches. The new service has been quickly launched as grocers experience...
Uber Launches NYC Restaurant Relief Effort
Uber Eats has launched a new program to give users in New York the ability to contribute to their favorite local restaurants directly through the delivery app at checkout. Announced by Janelle Sallenave, head of Uber Eats for the U.S. and Canada, the delivery provider...
Walk-On’s Goes All In on Family Meals and Charity
*Image above provided by Jason Albus Photography Walk-On’s, the Cajun-themed sports bar and restaurant chain partly owned by New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees, has gone all in on family-style meals after each of its 37 locations closed their expansive dining...
Pandemic Not Yet Boosting Third-Party Delivery Providers
According to daily average user data compiled by the research advisors at Gordon Haskett, the COVID-19 crisis is not lifting sales for third-party restaurant delivery providers. Acknowledging that we’re still in “early innings,” the firm’s research pointed to daily...
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