by Nicholas Upton | Mar 20, 2019 | Best Practices, News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Checkers and Rally’s is taking on delivery in a big way, going all in with every provider it can get and maybe changing the delivery game along the way. Checkers has around 900 locations, with about 300 of those corporate locations. So it’s not as large as the big QSR...
by fodnews | Mar 20, 2019 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Editor’s note: Grocery Pup is now known as A Pup Above. A new startup called Grocery Pup is bringing freshly cooked meals—for your dog—right to your doorstep. Billed as the “tastiest and most nutrient-rich cooked dog food,” Grocery Pup uses sous-vide cooking to...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 20, 2019 | News, Third-Party Delivery
How many times have you found yourself sitting at a bar with friends, or at a theater or lonely hotel room wishing you could order a bite to eat that doesn’t require Googling nearby restaurants or hopping in a car? According to the unconventional meal delivery service...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 14, 2019 | News
As New York City’s $25 billion Hudson Yards opens to the public, many in the retail and restaurant worlds will be watching to see if this largest private development in U.S. history can succeed with a mega-scale formula representing the biggest bet ever placed on...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 13, 2019 | Research, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
On-demand restaurant delivery would be just a figment of a futuristic imagination without considering the perspective of the thousands of drivers who make this industry’s wheels go round. For a taste of the day-to-day experience, I went through driver training at Bite...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 13, 2019 | Best Practices, Research, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Move over, e-scooters! Takeout and delivery packaging bans are the hot new topic in cities as a growing number of municipalities address the increase in packaging that our hyper-convenient, food-on-demand lifestyles now require. The packaging industry has some...
by Nicholas Upton | Mar 13, 2019 | Automation, News, Research, Third-Party Delivery
Eatsa, a technology provider in the restaurant space known for its novel “automat-like” digital cubbies for food pickup, has moved into the virtual restaurant space. In a partnership with Deliveroo, a UK-based food delivery company, the firm will now power a virtual...
by fodnews | Mar 13, 2019 | Best Practices, News, Research
As part of its third-annual Delivery Index, digital ordering solutions firm Tillster surveyed 2,000 quick-service and fast-casual restaurant customers to learn more about their delivery preferences and habits. It’s likely no surprise that customers indicated they’d...
by fodnews | Mar 13, 2019 | Briefs, News, Research
Like Deliveroo overseas and DoorDash in the U.S., Uber is testing its own virtual kitchen concept. While the company hasn’t officially announced a delivery-only kitchen, an unnamed Bloomberg source told the publication that Uber has been leasing kitchen space in Paris...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 6, 2019 | News, Research, Top Stories
The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon is finalizing plans to open dozens of new grocery stores across the country, doubling down on its interest in the grocery market after purchasing Whole Foods in 2017 for more than $13 billion. According to the story, which...