by Tom Kaiser | May 16, 2019 | News, Research, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
There’s no shortage of marketing options for a restaurant these days, be it print ads, billboards, loyalty programs or a snarky social media presence—but have you ever tried paying cab fare to bring customers directly to your restaurant? This is now a thing, and it...
by Tom Kaiser | May 10, 2019 | Best Practices, News, Research, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Fresh home from the Franchise Finance & Growth Conference in Vegas, I tallied the number of times I heard third-party delivery during the countless brand presentations throughout the three-day event—and it was a lot. The audience heard everything from “all in” to...
by Nicholas Upton | May 10, 2019 | Finance, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Waitr, one of the few public delivery companies (for now), just released some mixed, but mostly rosy, results from the first quarter of 2019. The big numbers, revenue and active diners, both rocketed skyward. Revenue was up 287 percent over last year and its active...
by Tom Kaiser | May 3, 2019 | Best Practices, News, Research, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
Pictured above: Stefania Mallett, co-founder and CEO of ezCater, addresses the crowd during her keynote address at the inaugural CaterUp conference. With approximately 300 attendees representing 185 foodservice brands, ezCater hosted its first CaterUp conference in...
by Tom Kaiser | Apr 25, 2019 | Finance, News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
The exclusive contract between McDonald’s and UberEats was the biggest deal in the U.S. delivery industry to date, but it’s currently being renegotiated in an effort to lower fees for individual deliveries, according to a report from Bloomberg. Leadership at...
by fodnews | Apr 18, 2019 | Meal Kits, News, Top Stories
Albertsons has reportedly laid off 10 percent of the staff at Plated, a national meal kit service the West Coast grocery giant purchased in 2017. According to the report, the layoffs impacted 25 of Plated’s employees. In a statement, Albertsons spokeswoman, Christine...
