The Big-Box Ghost Kitchen Is Here
A couple weeks ago, college was the latest potential growth market for ghost kitchens. Today, it’s big-box retailers like Walmart. Recently an Ontario, Canada-based company called Ghost Kitchens launched its […]
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Walmart in Canada Is Getting a Virtual Food Court Thanks to Ghost Kitchens
Ghost Kitchens, a Canadian company that operates, uh, ghost kitchens, this morning announced a new partnership to bring its concept to Walmart stores in Canada. The first location, in St. […]
Domino’s: ‘In 60 Years, We’ve Never Made a Dollar Delivering Pizza’
Pizza chain Domino’s announced its fourth-quarter 2020 earnings this week and simultaneously reiterated its stance on using third-party delivery services like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub. Short answer: It won’t. […]
Will Foodtech’s Funding Streak Continue in 2021? (Looks Like it!)
This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe today to get all the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox! Thirty-one billion dollars was invested in […]
Instacart and Walgreens Launching Same Day Delivery Nationwide
Drug store chain Walgreens announced today that it is partnering with Instacart to roll out same-day delivery service across the U.S. According to the announcement, tens of thousands of Walgreen’s […]
Foxtrot Market Raises $42 Million for Its Corner Store and One-Hour Delivery
Corner store and café chain Foxtrot Market announced today that it has raised a $42 million Series B round of funding. Alamanac Insights and Monogram Capital Partners led the round […]
WSJ: Restaurant Tech Company Toast Planning an IPO
Restaurant tech company Toast is planning an initial public offering, sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal over the weekend. These people suggested an IPO could value […]
College: the Next Big Frontier for Ghost Kitchens
New bits over the last couple weeks have sent my brain right back to college — specifically to the college dining hall, where myself and others (everyone) used to steal […]
Campus Foodservice Giant Chartwells Brings Ghost Kitchens to Colleges and Universities
Chartwells Higher Education, a foodservice management company, announced today it has launched its ghost kitchen program for college and university campuses. Chartwells has already piloted the program at a handful […]
Report: Consumers Spent $486B on Takeout in 2020
Consumers spent $769 billion ordering food from restaurants last year, according to a new report from Paytronix and PYMTS. Takeout orders accounted for $486 billion, or 63 percent. of those […]
Which Smart Vending Startup Will Be Acquired Next?
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Flipdish Raises €40M to Help Restaurants Process Digital Orders In House
Flipdish announced that it has raised €40 million (~$48.5 million USD) from Tiger Global Management to expand its software platform that lets restaurants create their own branded digital properties instead […]
