How Union Square Hospitality Group Does Delivery
By Laura Michaels Delivery used to be more of a “casual hobby” for Union Square Hospitality Group and its Blue Smoke eatery, but that was before the Danny Meyer-led restaurant group recognized the needs of its guests were changing. “In the old days we were basically...
Ordering McDonald’s Delivery with UberEATS
By Tom Kaiser Is delivery faster and more convenient than ordering McDonald’s at a drive-thru? We tested McDonald’s new delivery partnership with Uber Eats to see how the fast-food giant’s sandwiches, fries, Happy Meals and “artisan” burgers weathered the journey to...News Briefs – July 2017
Saucey’s Feeling a Bit Saucy After Big Infusion of Cash Saucey, an alcohol-delivery company based in Los Angeles, has raised $5.4 million in Series A funding led by Bullpen Capital, with participation from earlier and new investors, including Blumberg Capital,...
Facebook Diving Deeper into Delivery
By Thomas Kaiser We use it to announce the best and worst news of our lives, to stalk exes and find new love, to read the news and complain about current events—so why shouldn’t Facebook just feed us, already? Fear not, California-based Facebook has announced plans to...
24/7 Hours Are a Snap When You Think Outside the Box
By Nancy Weingartner Monroe After Kendra Rasmusson and her husband Paul moved back to her hometown of New Prague, a rural community about 45 miles south of Minneapolis, they discovered the nearest co-op was 25 miles away. This might not have been a big deal for most...
Chatting with Michael Wior, CEO of Omnivore Tech
By Nancy Weingartner Monroe We caught up with Michael Wior, CEO of Omnivore Tech in Hayward, California, at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago not that long ago, and asked him what he sees as the future of restaurant technology. Since his company’s software...
How a Home Cook Created a Revenue Stream With a Swedish Flair
By Nancy Weingartner Monroe What makes the food-on-demand market so enticing is that in addition to the large, national players like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh, there are individuals cooking for their neighbors within the boundaries of a reasonable delivery area....
Amazon to Disrupt Food Landscape with Whole Foods—Is Grubhub Next?
By Nicholas Upton Amazon and whole foods announced a merger agreement where Amazon will buy Whole Foods Market for $42 per share for an all-cash transaction of $13.7 billion. And now rumors are swirling that Grubhub is next. The Whole Foods acquisition alone signals a...
McDonald’s Accelerates Delivery Rollout with UberEats
Underscoring the seismic shift to delivery in all corners of the restaurant world, McDonald’s is ramping up its trial of third-party delivery with UberEats, doubling the number of U.S. locations delivering Big Macs, Egg McMuffins, and McNuggets. Announced at an...
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.