Newsletter: Silver Linings from the Dark Cloud of COVID-19
Look. I don’t want to write about COVID-19 again, and you probably want to give your brain something else to think about. But given the impact it is having across […]
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Postmates Launches Funds for Drivers and Restaurant Partners Affected by COVID-19
Postmates is launching two new programs this week meant to assist the delivery service’s drivers and restaurant partners impacted by COVID-19, according to an announcement from the company. The company […]
Startups Share Their Stories About the Coronavirus’ Impact
We’ve written about the coronavirus in broad terms, mostly as it relates to bigger trends. How will it impact food delivery, or grocery shopping or the business of food tech […]
Students at Columbia Develop New Food Delivery App for Dining Halls
Students at Columbia University have developed a food delivery service specifically geared towards getting food from dining halls around campus. Called Grubify, the app-based service got official approval from the […]
Postmates, Instacart Join No Human Contact Delivery Efforts in the U.S.
Food delivery service Postmates today announced what it’s calling Dropoff Options, a function that lets customers choose how they want to receive their deliveries. According to a company blog post, […]
Week in Restaurants: McDelivery and Dunkin’ Expand, Starbucks Suspends Reusable Cups
We’d all be forgiven for feeling a little nervous going into the weekend, given the ongoing concerns around rising coronavirus cases. As you’ll read below, restaurants, too, are now responding […]
Report: ‘The Future Is Off-Premises’ for Most Restaurant Operators
Restaurant sales are expected to reach $899 billion in 2020, according to The National Restaurant Association’s recently released “2020 State of the Restaurant Industry” report. By 2030, that number will […]
Applebee’s Is Planning Ghost Kitchens for Delivery and Takeout Orders
Applebee’s just became the latest restaurant chain to hop the ghost kitchen bandwagon. In an interview with Nation’s Restaurant News, Steve Joyce, CEO of Applebee’s parent Dine Brands, said the […]
Grubhub’s Subscription Program Is a Bid to Boost Customer Loyalty
Grubhub today announced the launch of Grubhub+, the food delivery service’s answer to a subscription service that offers members more rewards and free delivery on many orders, according to a […]
Lunchbox Raises $2M to Simplify Omnichannel Ordering for Smaller Restaurants
Lunchbox, a relatively new entrant to the restaurant-tech scene, just announced a $2 million seed round for its software that simplifies restaurants’ task of managing orders from multiple sales channels. […]
Heme Park! Disney Picks Impossible’s Plant-Based Meat for its Menus
Impossible Foods is putting the “heme” in “theme park.” The company announced today that Disney has selected the Impossible Burger as its “preferred plant-based burger,” and will be adding the […]
Jimmy John’s Parent Company May Be Opening Its Own Ghost Kitchens
Inspire Brands, which owns Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Jimmy John’s, and other restaurant chains, has filed for trademarks meant for ghost kitchens, according to Restaurant Business Online. The company filed […]
