No PR Stunt: Project DASH Delivers 1M Pounds of Donated Food
When DoorDash first announced its Project DASH charity effort that was borne out of a company hackathon last year, it was a nice goodwill moment for the industry. But it had the sheen of one of those tech-giant features that make for some nice PR and a tax write-off...
Zuul’s Manhattan Ghost Kitchen Opens
With a background in the early-stage, restaurant-delivery scene, as well as raw memories of his parents losing everything after a career in restaurant ownership, Zuul Kitchens Co-founder and CEO Corey Manicone says ghost kitchens are the logical way forward for an...
Rachel Ray, Uber Partner on Virtual Kitchen
If you’ve ever thought Rachel Ray’s 30-minute meals or simple family-pleasing meals would be better if someone else made them, you’re in luck. Under a new partnership between Rachel Ray and Uber Eats, 10 cities will get their own Rachel Ray delivery-only kitchen for...
Olo, Google Partner for Seamless Ordering
The delivery world is rife with partnerships these days as the landscape continues to evolve. A new partnership between Olo and Google shows that the growing delivery industry is shaping how some of the world’s most impactful companies do business, while making it...
Study: Boomers Want More Delivery
New data from the National Restaurant Association (NRA) examining consumer spending and desires for dining in restaurants and ordering delivery shows that baby boomers are more likely than other age group to boost their off-premises spending in the future. According...
DoorDash Breach Exposes Millions, 3rd-Party Blamed
DoorDash is alerting customers about a massive data breach that occurred back in May. In all, the data of 4.9 million customers, drivers and merchants was exposed in the breach. There was a lot of information released, but aside driver’s license numbers for drivers;...
Grubhub-Lettuce-Bon Appetit Partner on Chicago Virtual Kitchen
Bon Appetit, the award-winning, food-focused magazine brand, is turning a new page by partnering with Grubhub on online delivery. Bon Appetit, Delivered is a virtual, delivery-only restaurant where customers order food online to be delivered. Lettuce Entertain You...
Zume, &pizza Team Up on Mobile Kitchens
Zume, a California-based brand focused on creating a more sustainable food system, is partnering with &pizza, a popular East Coast pizza chain, to use its Forward Mobile Kitchens to expand the restaurant brand into new markets and test products before adding them...Data Shines Spotlight on Delivery Consumers
New data shines a light on delivery consumers and their habits. Numerator, a market research and consumer insights company, took a look at some 450,000 American consumers to glean some information about their collective appetite for delivery. The big numbers: The...
Outstanding Operators
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