Uber Partners With Delta for Redemption Program
For consumers who feel sky high after enjoying a delivered meal, there’s now a promotion for you. Starting in the spring, customers can earn Delta SkyMiles when they order food from Uber Eats, or when they order a ride from Uber. This new high-altitude partnership is...
Sweetfin Finds Sweet Spot With Delivery Exclusivity
Sweetfin, a poke concept in Southern California with 16 locations, has a history of embracing delivery exclusivity. Pre-pandemic it worked solely with Postmates. Then for a few years it extended to all the providers. Now it’s back with just Postmates and its parent...
DoorDash Partners With Lyft On Discounts and Upgrades
Lyft has been poking around the lucrative food-delivery business for a while now. In 2020, it rolled out a program with Grubhub for Lyft Pink members. In 2021, it partnered with digital-ordering platform Olo to serve as a last-mile delivery provider for restaurant...
Uber and Avride Are Bringing Delivery Robots and Autonomous Vehicles to City Streets
Austin, Texas, is known for many things: great music, tasty barbecue, bats under bridges. And soon, Uber Eats meals delivered by sidewalk robots. Uber and Austin-based robot and autonomous vehicle manufacturer Avride announced a multiyear partnership for delivery...
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