Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
The New York City Council wants to limit the commission fees that third-party delivery services like Grubhub and DoorDash can charge restaurants while dining rooms remain closed in response to […]
The U.K,’s Competition Markets and Authority (CMA) has approved Takeaway.com’s £6.2 billion ($7.6 billion USD) takeover of British food delivery service Just Eat. The merged company also announced it had […]
Chipotle just recorded its highest quarterly level ever for digital sales, according to the company’s Q1 2020 investor call yesterday. Company CEO Brian Niccol said digital sales grew 81 percent, […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally approved Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo over the weekend after Deliveroo warned its business could collapse without the funds. The third-party delivery service […]
Of all the tidbits of advice and information to come up in conversation with restaurants over the last few weeks, “communicate with your customers” is across the board the most […]
Online ordering platform ChowNow today announced a partnership with Instagram to offer restaurant orders through the social media app, according to a press release from ChowNow. Participating restaurants that are […]
This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. Though I wasn’t even going into […]
So earlier this week I was chatting with a food industry colleague who pointed out the sheer amount of opportunity food businesses have right now to experiment with existing norms. […]
Chicago-based Wow Bao is expanding its presence across the U.S. by opening ghost kitchens inside other restaurant brands’ stores. The fast-casual chain just launched an off-premises platform that allows other […]
This weekend I went to my favorite neighborhood coffee shop and, just like always, reflexively brought along my takeaway mug. But when I got there I saw the signs that […]
The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that Postmates couriers are employees and therefore eligible for unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling is actually a reinstatement of […]
The National Restaurant Association this week released some rather gloomy statistics around COVID-19’s impact on restaurants so far. A survey of more than 4,000 U.S. restaurant owners and operators found […]
