Off-premise dining conference touts catering, technology and getting off the dime
It takes a village to grow sales in a catering business, said Gracie Prasanson, director of sales at Jason’s Deli. “You need everyone in the store comfortable with sales.” But you also need to explain to everyone from kitchen staff to counter workers why catering is...
New Survey Shows Meal Kit Growth and Churn
A new study from Market Force Information about the U.S. grocery industry shows significant churn for meal-kit delivery services where all the needed ingredients and recipes are shipped directly to homes. In general, the survey shows continued growth in popularity for...
Winging It On an Electric Bird
I just spent an extended lunch hour careening down the streets of downtown Minneapolis on an electric scooter and nothing will ever be the same—my life, your life, urban mobility and that persistently challenging last-mile problem faced by delivery companies and...
Revolution and LevelUp Partner on Off-Premise Growth
LevelUp, a restaurant analytics, loyalty and rewards company, announced a new partnership with Restaurant Revolution Technologies to help restaurants gain enhanced exposure and ordering distribution across several newfangled ordering channels. As part of the new...
Ford and Postmates Partner on Self-Driving Deliveries
According to a report in TechCrunch, Ford has teamed up with Postmates for a pilot test of on-demand delivery with approximately 70 businesses in the Miami metro area. TechCrunch also reports that Ford is testing vehicles with multiple storage lockers so vehicles can...
Driverless Grocery Delivery Coming to Kroger
Supermarket giant Kroger took another step to bolster its online grocery and delivery business, this time with a partnership with driverless car company Nuro to deliver groceries with its vehicles. The news follows Kroger’s recent investment in Ocado, a British online...Food On Demand News Briefs – July 2018
McDonald’s Now Catering Breakfast Following in the footsteps of Dunkin’ Donuts, which began a catering test in four states in March, McDonald’s is in the midst of its own breakfast catering trial program in Central Florida. Several breakfast bundles, such as a...
Bite Squad Expands Home Turf, Partners to Feed Hungry
Minneapolis-based Bite Squad has announced an expansion of the service in the southern suburbs of its home market, as well as a corresponding charitable partnership with Second Harvest Heartland—Minnesota’s largest hunger-relief organization. Bite Squad has initiated...
Alexa in Hotels: Good News for Third-Party Delivery Companies?
This summer, Marriott International is rolling out Amazon’s version of the Echo specifically for hotel rooms. Guests can use it to call the front desk or adjust the room’s temperature and lighting, but what about ordering outside food? “Alexa for Hospitality is a...
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