Study Finds Grocery Delivery Less Sustainable than In-Store Shopping
In recent years online grocery delivery has become an increasingly popular service for consumers. While the COVID-19 pandemic certainly spurred unprecedented growth in the sector, grocery delivery still remains a staple for many who enjoy the convenience, yet some...
Grubhub Relaunches its Grubhub+ Subscription Plan
With rebrands and relaunches fully in vogue, Grubhub has relaunched its Grubhub+ subscription program that brings new features and additional ways for members to save on deliveries. First launched in early 2020, Grubhub+ gives subscribing members access to unlimited...
New York City Clamps Down on Takeout, Delivery, Single-Use Plastic
In the latest effort to reduce its plastic waste footprint, New York City has placed restrictions on single-use plastic in takeout and delivery services. It’s all part of the “Skip the Stuff” bill that prohibits restaurants and delivery services from automatically...
DoorDash Debuts Self-Serve Integration Onboarding Capabilities
In an effort to reduce the amount of time operators spend managing their restaurant’s tech stack, DoorDash has launched Self-Serve Integration Onboarding. The feature enables restaurant partners to join the DoorDash marketplace in days, rather than what could take...
Donatos Looks to New Markets with Autonomous Pizza Vending Machine
Donatos and its sister companies Agápe Automation and Grote Company have partnered with robotics company Appetronix to create a fully autonomous pizza vending machine. Although still in development, the model will resemble Toronto-based Appetronix’s Asian cuisine bot...
Kristen Barnett Blends Culinary Talent with Experiential Marketing
Hungry House founder Kristen Barnett is moving from her “anti-ghost kitchen” concept to something entirely new, but largely focused on the same cohort of culinary creators who have their own built-in followings in the F&B universe. Based in New York and steeped in...
Restaurants Turn to New Prototypes to Stay Competitive and Drive Sales
Many concepts are experimenting with renovations and new prototype designs in order to maximize profits and efficiency for franchisees. In the case of Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes, the focus for its prototype is takeout. “I primarily like to approach it as...
Olo Adds Card-Present Kiosk Payment Processing, Among Other Updates
Olo unveiled a slew of 10 new features across its three primary categories: Order, Pay and Engage. Card-Present Payment Processing is the headline, and one of ten new Olo product enhancements announced, including Borderless loyalty integrations on its white-label...
ItsaCheckmate Releases Reconcile to Consolidate Third-Party Orders
As third-party ordering channels continue gaining steam, delivery integration provider ItsaCheckmate is promising brands they can simplify the process of tracking and reporting of critical metrics by consolidating ordering platform statements into one unified view....
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