U.S. Online Grocery Sales Dip to $6.9 Billion
The U.S. online grocery market totaled a stout $6.9 billion in May of this year, but that’s a 3.4 percent drop compared to last year’s $7.2 billion in sales according to new industry research from Brick Meets Click. The grocery specialists reported that pickup orders...
Grubhub Teams with Joco to Open “Rest Stop” for NYC Delivery Workers
Grubhub and shared e-bike platform Joco have teamed up to create space for food delivery workers to rest and recharge in New York City. The initiative kicked off with the debut of the “Joco Concierge Sponsored by Grubhub” a pitstop for bikers in SoHo. The facility...
Domino’s Now Lets Delivery Customers Drop a Pin for Delivery
Domino’s Pizza has introduced a new feature called Pinpoint Delivery that allows customers to receive deliveries nearly anywhere, including parks, baseball fields and beaches. Pinpoint is similar to the Hotspots initiative from 2018 that gave customers the chance to...
Leveraging AI, RestoGPT Builds Restaurants Online Ordering Storefronts in a Flash
A Los Angeles-based startup aims to create a levelled playing field for local restaurants when it comes to online ordering and delivery. Founded in 2022 by father-son duo Gary and Vincent Chaglasyan, Orderbyte is an AI automation platform for restaurants that...
Amid “Strategic” Reshuffling, Olo Lays off 81 Employees
Leading restaurant tech company Olo is laying off 11 percent of its workforce, or 81 people, as part of a “strategic reorganization” the company stated Wednesday. In a message sent to employees, CEO Noah Glass said the move was “not made lightly” and came as a result...
Clover Unveils New Kitchen Display System
Clover, the restaurant point-of-sale and software provider owned by Fiserv Inc., announced the release of the new Clover Kitchen Display that aims to provide a real-time look at tickets and key metrics for kitchen staff. Clover says its new KDS provides seamless order...
Grubhub Partners with Homewood Suites on Hotel Meal Delivery
As DoorDash and Uber Eats continue grocery and retail expansions, Grubhub continues charting a different course by focusing on college campuses and, with its latest announcement, direct-to-guest meal delivery in hotels. The Chicago-based delivery provider owned by...
Nextbite Sells Ordermark to Indian Software Company UrbanPiper
Leading virtual brand company Nextbite has sold its order-management technology platform, Ordermark, to UrbanPiper, a restaurant industry software platform in India. The news comes amid recent layoffs and just ahead of the official sale of Nextbite to Sam Nazarian,...
SBE Hospitality, C3 Founder Sam Nazarian Acquires Nextbite
Sam Nazarian, founder and CEO of the sbe hospitality group and virtual restaurant platform C3, announced the sole acquisition of Nextbite, one of the leading virtual brand providers created by Ordermark founder Alex Canter. Nextbite’s brand name will live on as...
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