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Waitr Closes Three Payment Processing Acquisitions
Waitr has acquired three payment processing companies its CEO said are critical to the company’s future growth.
Sous Vide Kitchen Opens Fordham U Food Hall
Sous Vide Kitchen is opening a new virtual, three-concept food hall at New York City’s Fordham University in The Bronx.
Uber to Sell Stakes in Yandex Ventures
Uber is set to sell its ownership stake in a handful of joint ventures with Russian Internet giant Yandex. According to a release from Yandex, Uber's board approved the sale of shares in Yandex.Eats, Yandex.Lavka and Yandex.Delivery. Uber is set to sell 33.5-percent...
Q&A: El Pollo Loco’s Drone Test
El Pollo Loco is set to be the first quick-service restaurant to test drone delivery in the U.S. The "LA Mex" brand will test the capabilities in 10 Southern California locations. It's partnered with drone operator Flytrex to do the flying, which also helped 7-Eleven...
Toast POS Set to Go Public
Toast, the unicorn point of sale provider, has filed to go public. According to SEC documents, the company has grown to just short 48,000 restaurant partners and saw $23.4 billion flow through its system in the six months ending with June, 30 2021. That puts the...
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Toast POS Set to Go Public
Toast, the unicorn point of sale provider, has filed to go public. According to SEC documents, the company has grown to just short 48,000 restaurant partners and saw $23.4 billion flow through its system in the six months ending with June, 30 2021. That puts the...
Research
DoorDash Claims Customers Prefer to Order Direct Over Third-Party
Consumers would rather order delivery directly from a restaurant as opposed to a third-party provider. In its recent trend report, polling 1,525 respondents, DoorDash found 43 percent of its customers prefer to order delivery through a restaurant’s website or app,...
The Deliverers
Coaster Cycles Sees E-Trike Delivery Revolution
Coaster Cycles is working behind the scenes to provide perfectly sized electric trikes for delivery of meals, groceries and retail goods.
Best Practices
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Bakery by Perkins is a Shrewd Virtual Restaurant Play
Perkins created a virtual restaurant for its bakery items that is increasing pastry and pie sales 10 to 20 percent .