3 Predictions for the Ghost Kitchen in 2020
In 2019, the idea of a restaurant kitchen with no dining room that would exist solely for the purpose of fulfilling off-premises orders was an intriguing but little-known concept. Fast […]
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Food Delivery Got Really, Really Messy in 2019. That’s a Good Thing
Roughly this time last year, talk around the future of restaurant food delivery screamed promise and progress. Funding and acquisitions abounded. Valuations skyrocketed, and by mid-year, third-party food delivery apps […]
Snackpass Raises $21M Series A Round for Its Order-Ahead Food App for Students
Order-ahead food app Snackpass has raised $21 million in Series A funding in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from First Round, General Catalyst, YCombinator and Inspired Capital. […]
Newsletter: What Comes Next for Ghost Kitchens? Plus, Third-party Delivery and At-home Agtech
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IHOP Plans to Launch Flip’d, a Fast-Casual Concept Focused on To-Go, Delivery Orders
Casual dining chain IHOP will venture into fast-casual territory in 2020 with a new concept called Flip’d. The new standalone chain will focus heavily on to-go, delivery, and technology, according […]
Chowly and ezCater Team Up to Integrate Catering Orders Into Restaurant POS Systems
Restaurant tech company Chowly, which integrates third-party delivery orders with restaurant POS systems, officially announced today its partnership with online catering marketplace ezCater. Chowly restaurant customers interested in adding catering as […]
Google Adds Hungr to its Roster of Third-party Delivery Partners
Google continues to connect your search for food with the ability to get it quickly, as the company has now integrated third-party restaurant ordering and delivery service Hungr to Google […]
Domino’s Expands GPS Tracking Tech Across U.S. Stores
Domino’s announced this week it will expand its GPS tracking technology to roughly a quarter of its U.S. stores by the end of 2019. The chain has been piloting this […]
Spoon Market Map: Ghost Kitchens in 2019
Just half a decade ago, the phrase “ghost kitchen” referred to restaurants that looked legit on Grubhub and Seamless but were actually digital fronts for unregulated kitchens. In other words, […]
Week in Restaurants: Uber Eats Launches Group Ordering, Waitr Could Get Delisted
Recent news from suburban destination Dave & Buster’s brings up memories of the weekend I had one too many Washington Apples and lost my credit card during a Dance Dance […]
Postmates Lays Off ‘Dozens’ of Employees, Shutters Mexico City Office
Food-delivery company Postmates — generally seen as one of the big four alongside DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats — has laid off dozens of employees and closed down its Mexico […]
Newsletter: My Smart Thanksgiving was Kinda Dumb, Ghost Kitchens and 3D Printed Vitamin Gummies
This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Sign up for it and get all the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox each week! A couple […]
