DoorDash Confidentially Files for IPO
Food delivery service DoorDash has confidentially filed to go public. TechCrunch reports that the company has filed a draft registration statement on form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, […]
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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 […]
Week in Restaurants: Regulators Are Coming for Delivery, Denny’s and Yelp Team Up
Happy Valentine’s Day, food techies. If you haven’t run away to Las Vegas yet to get hitched at a Denny’s, there’s still time. But speaking of Denny’s, the chain announced […]
California Wants to Stop Restaurant Delivery Apps From Holding Customer Data Hostage
A bill introduced this week in California would require third-party food delivery platforms to share customer information with restaurants, according to The Sacramento Bee. Assembly Bill 2149, also known as […]
Rhode Island’s Proposed Bill Would Ban Delivery Services From Listing Non-Partnered Restaurants
Rhode Island legislators have introduced a bill that would ban the likes of Grubhub, DoorDash, and Postmates from listing non-partnered restaurants on their sites without prior written consent, according to […]
Burger King, Tim Hortons Aim for Faster Drive Thrus and More Personalized Tech in 2020
Restaurant Brands International (RBI), parent company of Burger King, Tim Horton’s, and Popeye’s, is doubling down on its efforts to modernize its brands and in doing so keep pace with […]
Week in Restaurants: Ghost Kitchens Might Be Hurting Small Businesses
Food delivery has a dark side. That we knew, but it does seem to be getting more airtime lately, with legislators and restaurants alike pushing back against some (okay, most) […]
Will the Restaurants Themselves Be Third-Party Delivery’s Biggest Opponent?
A while back, I wrote that third-party delivery services like DoorDash and Grubhub are engulfed in a massive fight now against all manner of opponents, from government regulators to investors […]
Troubled Food Delivery Service Waitr Shifts Drivers From Hourly to Contract Workers
Food delivery service Waitr said this week it is shifting its model so that drivers are classified as contract workers rather than hourly ones, according to KATC. Under the new […]
Madison, WI Regulators Aim to Limit Robot Food Delivery
Looks like Starship’s delivery robots may be blocked from roaming the city streets of Madison, WI. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the local Transportation Policy and Planning Board there […]
Week in Restaurants: Delivery Gears Up for Super Bowl Sunday
In today’s delivery-crazed culture in which we live, Super Bowl Sunday has become as much about the food we’re ordering as it is about football or hotly anticipated TV ads. […]
Newsletter: Should Food Robots Be Humanoid?
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