Uber Just Made an Offer to Buy Postmates
Just weeks after it lost the chance to acquire Grubhub, Uber has made an offer to buy Postmates, according to the New York Times. Three sources “familiar with the matter” […]
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My Other Phone Is a Restaurant
The surprise hit story on The Spoon this week has been our recent post on Mexico City-based remotekitchen, a startup that’s building a mobile-first restaurant-tech platform that, theoretically at least, […]
Cheetah Now Lets You Buy Prepared Restaurant Meals with Your Groceries
At the height of the everybody-panic-grocery-shelves-are-bare phase of this pandemic, Bay Area-based startup Cheetah pivoted from selling food to restaurants to selling that same food directly to consumers. Today, Cheetah […]
Report: DoorDash Raised $400 Million Amid Surge in Demand and Costs
DoorDash has raised $400 million in new funding, giving the third-party delivery service a $16 billion post-money valuation, according to a report in Axios’ Pro Rata newsletter. This latest round […]
San Francisco DA Sues DoorDash Over Worker Classification
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is suing DoorDash over misclassifying its delivery drivers and couriers as independent contractors, rather than employees, according to TechCrunch. The lawsuit seeks for DoorDash […]
Ritual Brings Its Online Order Platform to the U.S., Makes It ‘Free for Life’ for Restaurants
Today, online ordering app Ritual announced the U.S. launch of Ritual ONE, its online order platform that lets restaurants host and process digital orders through their own websites rather than […]
DoorDash Close to Securing More Funding, $15B Valuation
DoorDash is close to securing a new round of funding that would value the company at over $15 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited sources close to […]
Updated: Just Eat Takeaway Acquires Grubhub
Update: Amsterdam, Netherlands-based delivery service Just Eat Takeaway announced this afternoon it has entered into an all-stock deal with Grubhub. Just Eat Takeaway will acquire 100 percent of Grubhub’s shares, […]
Allset’s Tech Gives New Meaning to the Concept of Quick Service in the Restaurant
Not so long ago, the idea of ordering your food before you got the restaurant then sitting down in the establishment’s dining room to eat it felt unnecessary. Why go […]
Revention Rebrands as HungerRush, Launches Off-Premises Enhancements
Restaurant tech company Revention has rebranded as HungerRush and announced a new set of features aimed at helping restaurants fulfill off-premises orders. According to a tip sent to The Spoon, […]
In Through the Outdoors? Restaurants Hit the Pavement as They Reopen
This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. Not so long ago, outdoor space at a […]
ChefReady to Launch Ghost Kitchens With a Mom-and-Pop Mentality
Denver, CO-based ChefReady will launch its first ghost kitchen later this summer, in part to help keep restaurants alive that have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. According to a […]
