by Tom Kaiser | Mar 29, 2023 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Chomp, an Iowa-based delivery provider that’s primarily owned by area restaurants, is celebrating its fifth anniversary in its Iowa City, Coralville and North Liberty markets. One of a handful of delivery cooperatives across the country, Chomp Delivery was conceived...
by Tom Kaiser | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
It’s a throwback to the earliest days of delivery: what if restaurants banded together and created their own delivery service to avoid the costs of third-party delivery apps? After a few ups and downs, LoCo Co-Ops is doing exactly that in markets across the country,...
by Tom Kaiser | Nov 19, 2020 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
As the “big four” delivery brands contract to the “big three,” a vanishingly small number of regional players are thriving below the radar. Started in a dorm room 10 years ago, Madison, Wisconsin-based EatStreet has raked in $50 million in investment funds, which...
by Tom Kaiser | Nov 21, 2018 | Meal Kits, News
Grocery shopping for the lazy, busy or somewhere in between has never been easier. As my town just outside Minneapolis anxiously awaits a proposed Hy-Vee grocery store, I’m looking forward to the possibilities as the company launches lunchtime and dinner delivery in...