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Wow Bao’s Virtual ‘Moonshot:’ 1,000 Outlets This Year
One of the most intriguing aspects of virtual restaurants is the ability to scale at a pace unseen outside of Silicon Valley. MrBeast Burgers went from 0 to 400 nearly overnight and, now, Wow Bao is looking to grow even faster through virtual channels. Geoff...
With Catering Kaput, Alchemista Makes a Big Pivot
Back in 2019, things were going really well at Boston-based corporate catering provider Alchemista. Founder and CEO Christine Marcus was partnering with restaurants to bring great food to catering clients and had just invested in a robust culinary team to handle...
Chowbus Leans In on Emotions, Discovery to Boost In-Store Volume
For Chowbus, looking beyond the pandemic means finding creative ways to help its restaurant partners boost in-store dining as it continues upgrading its app experience.
Uber Eats Partners with Gopuff on ‘Everyday Essentials’
Uber and Gopuff have announced a new partnership where Gopuff will provide a new range of everyday essentials to customers on the Uber Eats platform.
Nextbite Expands Virtual Portfolio with George López Taqueria
Comedian and restaurateur George López is the latest celebrity in the virtual restaurant scene through a new partnership with Nextbite who will bring his “badass” street tacos to a range of cities.
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Finance
ChowNow Sees No Delivery Slowdown, Few Closures
Even as the vaccine rolls out, warmer weather returns and pandemic-fatigued consumers seek to dine out however they can, the volume of delivery orders remains high. That's according to ChowNow CEO and co-founder, Chris Webb. The leader of the online food-delivery...
Research
Brick Meets Click: Online Grocery Sales Dip 14 Percent
The ongoing growth streak in online grocery orders hit a bump in the aisle during February with sales dropping 14 percent compared to the previous month according to a joint consumer survey by Brick Meets Click and Mercatus.
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Wow Bao’s Virtual ‘Moonshot:’ 1,000 Outlets This Year
One of the most intriguing aspects of virtual restaurants is the ability to scale at a pace unseen outside of Silicon Valley. MrBeast Burgers went from 0 to 400 nearly overnight and, now, Wow Bao is looking to grow even faster through virtual channels. Geoff...
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Wow Bao’s Virtual ‘Moonshot:’ 1,000 Outlets This Year
One of the most intriguing aspects of virtual restaurants is the ability to scale at a pace unseen outside of Silicon Valley. MrBeast Burgers went from 0 to 400 nearly overnight and, now, Wow Bao is looking to grow even faster through virtual channels. Geoff...