Jimmy John’s: No Third-Party Delivery for Us, Ever
Jimmy likes delivery, but Jimmy doesn’t like third-party delivery. In fact, Jimmy won’t ever be using third-party delivery no matter what. This is the message from Jimmy John’s, the inescapable sandwich franchise that has its own in-house delivery team. In a strange...
Unilever Acquires Graze
Europe’s seventh-most valuable company and global food giant Unilever announced it has acquired the holding company of Graze, the UK-based healthy snack subscription provider. Founded in 2008, Graze ships its customers a range of nuts, seeds, trail mixes and snack...
Jyve Expands Into Fulfillment, Cozying up Grocers
Outside the grocery world, few people may have heard of Jyve. The gig labor platform targets specialized grocery tasks like stocking shelves, merchandising, putting up displays, auditing and handing out samples as a brand ambassador for both brands and grocery stores....
Grubhub Quarterly Revenue Swells to $288M, Misses Expectations
As Grubhub is set for a boost in visibility thanks to a new national ad campaign touting its partnership with Taco Bell, the largest U.S. delivery provider disappointed Wall Street investors during this morning’s fourth-quarter earnings call that showed solid order...
Peapod Taps Deliv for Same-Day Grocery Delivery
Peapod, a Chicago-based grocery delivery service that’s a subsidiary of Ahold Delhaize USA, signed a deal with crowdsourced logistics company Deliv to provide same-day grocery delivery service in certain markets under the Giant/Martin’s brands that are also part of...
Starship Delivery Bots Go to College
As seen in Fast Company, Starship Technologies has deployed their fleet of 25 delivery robots on the George Mason University campus in Fairfax, Virginia. These robots are able to make late night coffee and food runs or simply deliver lunch on a busy day. Through an...
Munchery Closure Leaves Restaurants High and Dry
The food delivery startup, Munchery, left local San Francisco small business owners eating the bill after abruptly shutting their doors. Munchery provided prepared meals to residents in San Francisco, Los Angelas, Seattle and New York. In San Francisco, Munchery...
Misfits Market Takes on Food Waste with Ugly Produce
Your next food delivery could be packed with ugly fruits and vegetables, and that’s a good thing. Every year, Americans waste a staggering amount of food. The best guess is between one-third and one-half of all food goes to waste. The USDA estimates between 30 and 40...
Postmates Introduces ‘Serve,’ Its Robotic Delivery Rover
Noting it’s the “first autonomous vehicle created from the ground up by an on-demand delivery company,” Postmates unveiled a robot dubbed “Serve,” which it calls a rover and plans to debut on the sidewalks of Los Angeles. That launch, the company points out,...
Outstanding Operators
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