POS Provider Qu Aims for ‘Uber Like’ Self Delivery
There is a lot of attention on the point of sale when it comes to food delivery. Numerous aggregators are playing in the space and some point of sale (POS) companies are figuring out integrations of their own as well. The POS provider Qu, formerly known as Gusto, has...
Superfood Wellness Wagon’s a Welcome Addition to Food Delivery
It’s the antithesis of the neighborhood ice cream truck: flats of microgreens delivered to farmers markets, restaurants, schools and some tony neighborhoods in Central Florida via the Superfood Wellness Wagon. “’On demand food is one of our taglines,’” says Jim Gale,...
Pincho Factory Grows Delivery Footprint for Its Latin Street Food
The more delivery services the better it seems, at least for Miami-based Pincho Factory, which announced expanded partnerships with UberEats, Postmates and DoorDash as it looks to get its grilled skewers and burgers in the hands of more consumers. The third-party...
Bringg Links Arms with DoorDash
It’s still a land rush in restaurant delivery, with an ongoing rush of major investments, new partnerships and new markets where on-demand delivery is still the new kid in town. The latest news is DoorDash’s partnership with Bringg, the Israel-based delivery...
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...
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