As Delivery Grows, Consumers Still Dining In
A consumer behavior survey from consulting firm ChangeUp found the growth of restaurant delivery is not hurting dine-in traffic and could even spur visits. The survey of nearly 450 consumers who recently used common third-party delivery options noted 58 percent of...
Danny Meyer Fund Leads Goldbelly Series B
More money keeps flowing into the delivery space, this time Goldbelly grabbed the attention of restaurateur Danny Meyer and his young fund Enlightened Hospitality Investments. Goldbelly was founded in 2012 in New York with the purpose of getting “legendary foods” to...
Kitchen United Nabs Lightning-Fast $10M Series A
Just how excited are investors about the ghost kitchen industry? Well, according to Kitchen United CEO Jim Collins, they are pretty eager. “I think we opened and closed the round in about two days,” said Collins. The outcome of that fervent desire for ghost kitchens...
Grubhub’s CEO on the Power of No Delivery Fees
Matt Maloney, the CEO of Grubhub, has a reputation for generating his fair share of news and commentary. In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, he said his $12-billion-plus company has a plan behind its recent acquisitions of LevelUp and Tapingo. In another...
Grubhub Acquires Campus Ordering Platform Tapingo
It wouldn’t be a day that ends in “Y” without a major acquisition or investment announcement in the on-demand delivery world. Grubhub’s latest move dropped this week, its acquisition of campus food ordering platform Tapingo in a $150 million deal. With more than 150...
Reports: Uber Might Buy Deliveroo
Bloomberg has reported that Uber might be buying Europe’s Deliveroo, a major player in the continent’s third-party delivery landscape. According to the report, Uber Technologies is in talks to plunk down “several billion dollars” for Deliveroo, citing unnamed people...
Postmates Gets ‘Unicorn’ Status with $300M Investment
Postmates is the name of the week when it comes to investments. The third-party delivery provider announced a $300 million investment form Tiger Capital today. According to a press release, the new funds will go toward growth and investments in efficiency. With this...
ezCater Acquires French-based GoCater
After attracting a cool $100 million of investor cash to be used to fuel international expansion, the Boston-based ezCater acquired GoCater, a Paris-headquartered corporate catering platform. Shortly after the news broke, we spoke with ezCater Founder Stefania Mallett...
Naf Naf Grill Officially Begins Third-Party Delivery
The fast-growing Middle Eastern concept Naf Naf Grill has been putting a lot of work into its delivery infrastructure and is now open for business. The 39-location restaurant chain with a heavy concentration in and around Chicago, Minneapolis and Philadelphia has been...
Outstanding Operators
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