Franchised Delivery Becoming Ubiquitous
Integrating third-party delivery into restaurant operations is an ongoing challenge, but some of the largest franchised restaurants are seeing significant gains in overall delivery volume and average check sizes. According to the latest Restaurant Delivery Update from...
TripAdvisor, DoorDash Partner to Feed Travelers
Heading anywhere during the holidays or beyond? Be forewarned: you may get hungry. In an interesting partnership—one of countless announced with delivery providers in recent weeks—TripAdvisor has partnered with DoorDash in more than 1,800 cities throughout North...
Postmates Doubles Membership Service, Drops Minimum Order Size
Postmates has doubled membership of its Unlimited subscription service, and lowered the minimum order size for its members to $15, down from $20. Unlimited is a monthly subscription service where members receive free delivery from more than 300,000 merchants on the...
Checkmate Completes $3 Million Series A
Checkmate has a fresh $3 million in the bank that will go toward a deeper technology bench but also help expand the company’s big differentiator in its competitive set: taking on the third-party headache. “We want to create a platform that integrates all the online...
Panera Adding Breakfast to In-House Delivery Program
Panera Bread has reportedly passed $2 billion in digital sales this year, double the previous year, as the brand launches a new breakfast delivery program starting with 231 cities and towns across the country. In a press release, Panera said breakfast can now be...Amazon Shuts down U.K. Restaurant Delivery
Amazon has quietly shut down U.K. restaurant delivery, emailing customers that the service would end after just two years. Why would Amazon do this? While some look at this development as the beginning of the end of a big shakeout or portends some third-party...
Alphabet’s Wing Drone to Fly Over Finland
Wing, the drone arm of Alphabet, is heading to Helsinki next year. Wing has become a proper company or “graduated” within the company, meaning it’s no longer just a moonshot. And this test implies the technology is ready for prime time. The Helsinki test will be a...
Meal Kits Still Growing Despite Headwinds
If you’re like me, those Blue Apron and HelloFresh commercials with fancy produce flying around, symmetrical smiles and bustling dining rooms full of friends confuse me on several levels. I can never wrap my head around non-cooks who like to cook, but it’s a thing—and...
Wingstop (Finally) Dives in with DoorDash
Many restaurant and delivery analysts have suggested Wingstop is among the brands with the most to gain through third-party delivery. After this week’s announcement that the fast-casual wings brand is partnering with DoorDash for delivery, it’s time to see if there’s...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.