Panelists Discuss State of Industry at Food On Demand Conference Opener
Editor Tom Kaiser posed the million-dollar question to panelists to open the Food On Demand Conference today: “We are not in an official recession but inflation is clearly having a huge impact on restaurants, and bringing the cost of delivery to unbelievable...
Grubhub, Joco Collab to Accelerate Safer E-bike Use
Another delivery giant is taking action to help gig workers gain access to safe e-bikes, as concerns continue to heat up amid an uptick in battery-related fires. Grubhub has teamed up with JOCO, an e-bike rental platform based in New York City, to provide at least 500...
DoorDash Launches Sustainability Accelerator for NY, NJ Restaurants
DoorDash announced a call for applications from restaurants in New York and New Jersey to join its Accelerator for Local Restaurants program to level the playing field for minority entrepreneurs and improve the sustainability of local restaurants. In partnership with...
DoorDash Doubles U.S. Market Share in Four Years
A recent report by Bloomberg takes a closer look at what third-party providers are capturing market share and winning the third-party delivery war. Looking at transaction data through March 2023, Bloomberg Second Measure finds that DoorDash and its subsidiary Caviar...
Sauce Appoints Ellie Doty to Advisory Board
Restaurant tech startup Sauce has appointed Ellie Doty to its Pricing Advisory Board. Sauce helps restaurants make their online platforms more profitable through dynamic pricing. As a former CMO for large, franchised and multi-unit brands, Doty is deeply familiar with...
Little Caesars Announces Uber Eats Delivery Partnership
Pizza chain Little Caesars has finalized a delivery partnership with Uber Eats. Thousands of Little Caesars locations have now been added to the third-party delivery giant’s app, with plans to cover all locations nationwide in the coming months. The collab is notable...
Ordr Expands In-Seat Ordering Technology to U.S. Markets
Ordr, a Canadian-based mobile ordering and payment company for sports and entertainment venues, is expanding to the U.S. The company has inked a number of partnerships with sports teams from Salt Lake City, Dallas and St. Louis to power in-seat ordering, delivery and...
Uber ‘Sunsets’ Nationwide Shipping Program
Uber has ended its Nationwide Shipping program, effective on April 30th, shuttering its short-lived Goldbelly competitor that allowed restaurants and merchants to send packaged goods through the mail to all U.S. states except Alaska and Hawaii. In late February, Uber...
Nuro’s Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Drives into the Smithsonian’s Collections
Just ahead of Earth Day, the Smithsonian announced a self-driving delivery vehicle from Nuro—powered by sustainable energy—has been added to the museum’s robot collections at the National Museum of American History. Collecting the R1 from Nuro, the Mountain View,...
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.