Delivery: Page 4

  • An Uber Eats order is handed to an end customer.
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    Uber Eats offers restaurants $10K grants to switch to sustainable packaging

    The company has also teamed with Green Paper Packaging to offer U.S. merchants a 35% discount on sustainable packaging products.

    By • June 8, 2023
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    Grubhub to offer food delivery at roughly 500 Homewood Suites by Hilton

    With this partnership, Grubhub gains access to a new, captive consumer base and Homewood Suites locations without dining establishments can offer guests food from local restaurants. 

    By • June 8, 2023
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    Trendline

    The Restaurant Dive Outlook on 2022

    Restaurants are investing in labor-saving technology, wage hikes and new delivery strategies to prepare for a year that may still be squeezed by labor, supply chain and inflation pressure. 

    By Restaurant Dive staff
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    Report: Diners who order off restaurant websites tip better, order more often

    These digital customers are more likely to be loyalty members, Paytronix found, and have less time between repeat orders than third-party customers. 

    By • June 5, 2023
  • One of Serve Robotics' delivery robots.
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    Serve Robotics, Uber Eats will deploy up to 2K delivery robots

    Over 200 restaurants in the Los Angeles market already use Serve’s robots to complete deliveries, which the company claims can reduce air pollution.

    By • May 31, 2023
  • Papa Johns Cool Ranch Papadia sandwiches in various packaging and contexts.
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    Papadia LTO has boosted same-store sales, report Papa Johns franchisees

    The Doritos Cool Ranch Papadia, which launched in May, led to a sales mix of about 10% during the first three weeks of the launch, a BTIG report shows. 

    By • May 30, 2023
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    Grubhub adds customer insights, other features to restaurant portal

    The Grubhub for Restaurants portal now includes customer insights, self-serve refund requests and an easier way to handle photo shoot access. 

    By • May 19, 2023
  • An image of an Amazon Echo device using Uber Eats
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    Uber Eats expands voice order tracking with Amazon Alexa

    The food delivery aggregator initially added voice integrations with Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri last year.

    By • May 8, 2023
  • An image of one of Wienerschntizel's new ghost kitchen units.
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    Wienerschnitzel tests new markets with ghost kitchens

    Three new ghost kitchens will help gauge brand reception in markets like Georgia, which is over 500 miles from the nearest Wienerschnitzel store. 

    By • May 4, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Why delivery robots face a regulatory ‘nightmare’

    Laws for sidewalk-roaming bots have taken hold across states. But variances in each bill complicate the industry's expansion plans.

    By Max Garland • May 3, 2023
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    Campaign Trail: DoorDash proves McDonald’s food is iconic — even in motion

    No Fixed Address reduced the Big Mac and McMuffin to their essential elements for a print and out-of-home effort that ran in Canada.

    By Chris Kelly • April 28, 2023
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    Domino’s delivery drags on strong pricing and carryout

    With carryout growing, Domino’s plans to revamp its loyalty program to strengthen takeout options while creating value across channels.

    By • April 28, 2023
  • A Grubhub worker and a JOCO bike.
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    Grubhub will offer monthly e-bike credits to 500 NYC delivery workers

    Grubhub and e-bike rental platform JOCO say their joint bike rental credit program could improve fire safety in the Big Apple, where 11 people have died in e-bike battery-related fires in 16 months.

    By • April 27, 2023
  • The storefront of an Insomnia Cookies bakery is pictured in East Lansing, Michigan on October 22, 2014.
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    "E Lansing Insomnia Cookies" by Infrogmation of New Orleans is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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    Insomnia Cookies served class-action suit over alleged unpaid wages

    Class- and collective-action claims have led to costly settlements for food service companies in recent years, particularly where delivery work is involved.

    By Ryan Golden • April 25, 2023
  • An image showing various food items and brand packaging from LankyBox Kitchen.
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    Chuck E. Cheese will serve LankyBox Kitchen in-store

    The eatertainment chain will serve some of its virtual brand’s food in brick-and-mortar locations for a limited time, along with branded packaging and select awards and tokens.

    By • April 25, 2023
  • Branded DeliverZero containers with food in them on a table.
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    Uber Eats partners with DeliverZero for its first reusable takeout packaging pilot in US

    New Yorkers can add reusable containers to their food orders at select locations for $1, as delivery firms pilot resuable packaging partnerships.

    By Katie Pyzyk • April 25, 2023
  • A photograph of Cartken autonomous delivery robots in Fairfax, Virginia.
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    Uber Eats, Cartken bring autonomous delivery robots to Virginia

    Following the December launch of autonomous delivery in Miami, the companies are bringing the robots to a shopping and dining district within Fairfax, Virginia. 

    By • April 20, 2023
  • An image of hot dogs offered via Nathan's Famous virtual brand partnership with Nextbite.
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    Nathan’s Famous partners with Nextbite to expand virtual brand portfolio

    Through the deal, Nathan’s Famous, which previously worked with Franklin Junction, will grow via Nextbite’s delivery-only restaurant network. 

    By • April 19, 2023
  • Three meal kits on a counter.
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    DoorDash and Blue Apron cook up meal kit expansion

    The online food ordering and delivery platform’s DashMarts now have the meal kit maker’s Heat & Eat options available in 11 markets, including New York City.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 6, 2023
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    Flyby secures $4M in funding to boost drone delivery

    The company is partnering with several restaurant brands in a multi-week pilot of its delivery technology in Mesa, Arizona.

    By • April 5, 2023
  • An Uber Eats order is handed to an end customer.
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    Uber Eats adds virtual restaurant program to offer turnkey delivery-only concepts

    The aggregator also revised its virtual restaurant policies to prevent duplicate menus, which reduce the variety and quality of options on its platform. 

    By • March 28, 2023
  • Three images of Uber Eats' in-stadium delivery feature.
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    Uber Eats will deliver concessions to seats at Yankee Stadium

    Orders will be prepared and delivered by in-venue concessionaires and stadium staff, a change from Uber Eats’ mobile pickup offering at half a dozen sports and entertainment venues. 

    By • March 27, 2023
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    Sponsored by FedEx Office

    A feast for their eyes: Upgrading your restaurant’s graphics to engage diners

    A restaurant renaissance is underway, with restaurant operators eager to attract patrons through the door to enjoy a meal.

    March 27, 2023
  • An image of a DoorDash app allowing for cash payments on delivery
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    DoorDash adds cash payment option to Drive product

    The company’s white label fulfillment platform can now accept cash payments, which drivers would collect as part of their pay.

    By • March 21, 2023
  • A photograph of chicken sliders from IHOP's virtual brand TenderFix
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    Nextbite, IHOP launch TenderFix virtual brand

    Nextbite’s chicken-centric brand, which was developed with the help of actor Noah Schnapp, marks the third partnership between the host kitchen and IHOP.

    By • March 16, 2023
  • A computer generated image of a drone delivery station attached to a restaurant
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    Sweetgreen teams with Zipline for drone delivery

    Zipline’s new home delivery platform would use 97% less energy than deliveries fulfilled by car, the company claims. 

    By • March 16, 2023