New DoorDash Funding Values Company at $12.6 Billion
In a pre-holiday announcement, DoorDash announced another round of investor cash bringing its total haul to more than $2 billion and the company’s valuation to an incredible $12.6 billion. The San Francisco-based company, founded by CEO Tony Xu, announced the...
Consumer Survey Dives into Incrementality, Frequency
As Wells Fargo sees restaurant delivery swelling to a $50 billion industry in the U.S. by 2022, the mega bank’s recent survey of 475 delivery consumers provides some insight on frequency, incrementality and the types of restaurants that have the most to gain. In its...
Listening for Delivery in Vegas
Fresh home from the Franchise Finance & Growth Conference in Vegas, I tallied the number of times I heard third-party delivery during the countless brand presentations throughout the three-day event—and it was a lot. The audience heard everything from “all in” to...
Global Map Shows Massive Scale of Delivery
Data firm Thinkum put together an interesting map of the global delivery land grab, with a unique look at how big this industry has gotten in just a few years. The company scraped web data about restaurants and other foodservice retailers listed on the services...
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.