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Retrieved from Dickey's Restaurant Brands on July 13, 2021
Dickey's to debut a brick-and-mortar store for its virtual wings brand
Wing Boss will open a restaurant in the Dallas market following strong results just four months after its launch as a delivery-only brand.
By Alicia Kelso • July 14, 2021 -
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Grubhub gives diners perks to offset late deliveries, lower competitor prices
Grubhub said its latest feature, which is funded by the aggregator and not restaurants, will help protect restaurant reputations and create better diner experiences.
By Julie Littman • July 12, 2021 -
Courtesy of Gopuff
Digital c-store Gopuff hiring over 100 employees to back ghost kitchens operation
Job listings, which include line cooks, kitchen leads and district managers, across at least six states hint that the company is preparing to deliver fresh-made foods.
By Julie Littman • July 9, 2021 -
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Study: Labor shortages, food costs are now restaurants' biggest concerns
New research commissioned by Uber Eats and DoorDash shows concern about these issues eclipses operator worries about third-party delivery fees.
By Alicia Kelso • July 8, 2021 -
Retrieved from Umami Burger on July 06, 2021
C3 raises $80M to grow virtual brand footprint
Reef Technology, which co-led the investment alongside Brookfield Asset Management, has committed to carrying C3's brands in 500 of its ghost kitchens in the U.S.
By Julie Littman • July 7, 2021 -
Courtesy of Grubhub/Yandex
Grubhub, Yandex deploy delivery bots to first college campus
The Ohio State University students will be able to order deliveries from on-campus dining through Grubhub's app, which will be fulfilled by 50 Yandex robots.
By Julie Littman • Updated Aug. 19, 2021 -
Courtesy of Business Wire
P.F. Chang's aims to have 50 To Go stores by 2022
The chain currently has 10 of its smaller footprint, off-premise-focused stores open, with 20 additional units underway.
By Alicia Kelso • June 29, 2021 -
Retrieved from Local Kitchens/Business Wire on June 28, 2021
Local Kitchens raises $25M, eyes market expansion
The digital food hall provider will use the funding to grow further into new California markets, as well as other regions.
By Julie Littman • June 29, 2021 -
Courtesy of PR Newswire
Donatos partners with Reef Kitchens to open a ghost kitchen
The delivery-only collaboration, which will expand the pizza chain's presence in Nashville, Tennessee, comes as the restaurant also grows through its relationship with Red Robin.
By Alicia Kelso • June 25, 2021 -
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Grubhub partners with Las Vegas hotel to replace in-room dining
The deal with Resorts World Las Vegas lets guests order from the resort's 40 food and beverage concepts using the aggregator's app or via QR codes located on the property.
By Alicia Kelso • June 24, 2021 -
San Francisco passes permanent delivery fee cap
The 15% cap will soon hit Mayor London Breed's desk for final approval and could make the city the first in the U.S. to enact a permanent limit.
By Julie Littman • June 24, 2021 -
Courtesy of Uber Eats
Uber Eats adds app disclosure in DC, PA for greater pricing transparency
At the request of the local attorneys general, the delivery platform has included an additional statement on its mobile platform and website that prices may vary from in-store.
By Julie Littman • June 23, 2021 -
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Red Robin to add 120 Donatos locations this year
The growth plan will bring the partnership that began in 2018 into more than 200 locations.
By Alicia Kelso • June 21, 2021 -
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Wingstop debuts virtual brand focused on chicken thighs
As wing prices increase, Thighstop will instead provide a menu of bone-in and boneless thighs tossed in 11 different flavors.
By Julie Littman • June 21, 2021 -
Courtesy of Dickey's Barbecue Pit
Dickey's to add 100 ghost kitchens through Combo Kitchen partnership
This partnership will also include the barbecue chain's virtual brands Wing Boss and Big Deal Burger, which the company launched earlier this year.
By Julie Littman • June 18, 2021 -
El Pollo Loco to launch drone delivery pilot
The Mexican QSR, which will begin testing its Air Loco service on June 24, expects drones to reduce delivery costs by 25% to 30%.
By Julie Littman • June 17, 2021 -
Courtesy of Grubhub
Grubhub promotes CFO Adam DeWitt to CEO
Following the completion of Just Eat Takeaway's acquisition, Grubhub founder and CEO Matt Maloney will join JET's management board.
By Julie Littman • June 16, 2021 -
Retrieved from Krispy Rice on June 16, 2021
C3, Chowly partner to bring virtual brands to 10K restaurants
The collaboration will allow C3, which is currently in 250 kitchens, to rapidly expand through Chowly's network of enterprise and small restaurant clients.
By Julie Littman • June 16, 2021 -
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Kitchen United launches licensing partnership with UK-based chain
Camile Thai, which operates in Ireland and the United Kingdom, will offer delivery and takeout exclusively at Kitchen United MIX locations, providing the ghost kitchen operator a new way to diversify its brands.
By Alicia Kelso • June 8, 2021 -
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Report: 25% of online restaurant orders in 2020 were for delivery
For third-party delivery, guests spent about 32% more than takeout patrons, but after the pandemic these guests only spent 10% more than takeout customers, Paytronix found.
By Julie Littman • June 7, 2021 -
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UK-based Foodhub to enter the crowded US delivery market
The delivery service charges 0% commission and will expand into Louisiana, where it could challenge local competitor Waitr and other major aggregators.
By Alicia Kelso • May 28, 2021 -
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Q&AQ&A: How Walmart's restaurants are evolving
Darryl Spinks, the company's head of retail services, talks about the shift into ghost kitchens and plans to more actively court small and regional restaurant tenants.
By Jeff Wells • May 28, 2021 -
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Ghost kitchen provider JustKitchen to raise $20M as it plots US expansion
The company will enter Seattle and several California cities as part of its international growth plan, and will use the funds to develop software and build more spoke kitchens.
By Julie Littman • Updated June 9, 2021 -
Grubhub teams with Restaurant Strong Fund to offer $2M in grants
The program's $5,000 grants for select restaurants with five or fewer locations could help fill the gap left by the Restaurant Revitalization Fund's early closure.
By Emma Liem Beckett • May 25, 2021 -
Courtesy of H-E-B
Deep DiveFood halls, ghost kitchens and the future of in-store restaurants
Rather than shying away from offering fresh meals and in-store dining due to lingering safety concerns and elevated at-home cooking trends, grocers are leaning into restaurants like never before.
By Jeff Wells • May 24, 2021
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