by Bernadette Heier | Apr 20, 2023 | Briefs, News
Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) is expanding its partnership with guest engagement platform Thanx. Thanx will now power three USHG brands: Daily Provisions, an all-day neighborhood kitchen, Blue Smoke, a barbecue joint and Marta, a Roman-inspired pizzeria and...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 20, 2023 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Robotic sidewalk deliveries are coming to Fairfax, Virginia, in the outer Washington, D.C. exurbs, as Uber and Cartken expand their existing partnership. Uber Eats consumers in the city’s walkable Mosaic District can now have their orders delivered by Cartken’s...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 20, 2023 | News
Olo has unveiled a new ecosystem of integrated technology and service partners called Olo Connect, which the company believes will accelerate innovation in restaurant technology across the foodservice industry. Olo Connect works with a wide range of technology and...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 19, 2023 | News, Third-Party Delivery
After announcing plans last year to bring its stable of virtual restaurants to the East Coast and Texas, Helbiz Kitchen is opening its first ghost kitchen at West 38th Street in New York City. Orders will come in using Kitchen United’s MIX app, on-site kiosks and Uber...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 19, 2023 | News, Top Stories
Gordon Haskett Research Advisors studied average menu pricing premiums for 25 popular restaurant brands, which showed the average premium across the sector has increased to approximately 20 percent over the cost of dine-in. In its “Third-Party Delivery Menu Pricing...
by Bernadette Heier | Apr 13, 2023 | News Briefs
Denny’s has teamed up with Olo and Sparkfly to integrate a new customer engagement suite. The restaurant chain says the initiative will improve the personalization and specificity of its rewards and LTOs in all of its more than 1,600 locations. The partnership...
by fodnews | Apr 13, 2023 | Conference Speakers
Ruston Hicks CEOLet’s Do Delivery Ruston Hicks is an accomplished entrepreneur with over 15 years in the food delivery industry. He founded Texas ToGo in 2012 which became a staple regional delivery provider in the area, and now operates as a franchise of...
by Bernadette Heier | Apr 13, 2023 | News, Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash is expanding its heat-at-home meal kit offerings with Blue Apron. The meal kit delivery service is now available in 11 markets, including major hubs like New York City via DashMart. DashMart is DoorDash’s grocery store and warehouse service that sells a...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 12, 2023 | News
Flyby Robotics, an American-based drone automation and delivery company, announced that it raised $4 million in a pre-seed investment round, and also that it is beginning drone deliveries in the greater Phoenix region. The investment round was led by MaC Venture...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 12, 2023 | News, Top Stories
Editor’s note: It’s been a year since our last test of virtual restaurant brands (which included a YouTube burger from a strip club), so we decided to wade back in to see if delivery-only virtual brands have progressed in terms of packaging, quality and perceived...