Uber Eats Debuts Multi-Store Ordering
After testing out convenience store-only bundling that made it possible to add items from a second merchant after checkout, Uber Eats has introduced multi-store ordering that allows consumers to order from two restaurants, C-stores or liquor stores at the same time...
Report Predicts Doubling of North American Delivery Market
A new market report from Research and Markets says the North American online food delivery market size that reached $29.8 billion in 2022 could more than double to nearly $65 billion by 2028. Such a lofty prediction would require the industry to grow by nearly 13.7...
Onfleet Names Andra Munteanu as First Chief Product Officer
Onfleet, a San Francisco-based last-mile delivery management platform, has named Andra Munteanu as its first chief product officer. This comes as the company, that helps businesses around the world assign and track local deliveries, communicate with their drivers,...
Clover, BentoBox Deepen Integration Focused on Revenue, Data and Loyalty
Clover’s parent company, Wisconsin-based Fiserv, announced it has added to its integration between its point-of-sale product and BentoBox’s marketing and commerce platform. In addition to an existing online ordering integration, Clover’s platform now integrates with...
Loop Aims to be Co-pilot for Profitable Delivery Strategies
As third-party ordering channels continue to take a significant revenue chunk from restaurants, San Francisco-based startup Loop aims to be the “co-pilot” for operators by simplifying the complexity of delivery data and assisting in deploying profitable off-premises...
Tray Sees Opportunity after Toast Fee Fracas
After some restaurants objected to Toast charging consumers a 99-cent fee for certain online orders, and then recanted just days later, Tray sees an opening for its approach of bringing cloud-based features to legacy hardware systems with no mandated credit card...
Wonder’s Next Pivot: Buying Blue Apron
Nine months after rolling beyond its van-based business model to focus on building a brick-and-mortar presence, Wonder has purchased Blue Apron for $103 million, one of the best known brands in the meal-kit category. Wonder Group was founded by entrepreneur Marc Lore,...
SevenRooms Launches Revenue Management to Help Restaurants Fill More Seats, Boost Profitability
Tapping strategies long-used in the travel industry, SevenRooms debuts a new product that aims to help restaurants generate more sales. The hospitality guest experience and retention platform launched Revenue Management, a tool that uses data science to recommend how...
SoundHound Collabs with Olo, Further Scaling Voice AI Ordering in Restaurants
More restaurants will have access to artificial intelligence (AI) ordering solutions in light of a recent partnership between SoundHound and Olo. SoundHound, an AI voice provider, has integrated with restaurant tech firm Olo to make its technology available to any of...
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