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Bartaco Delivers Lifestyle with On-Brand Merch
When the food arrives at the kitchen table, it tends to become sustenance, not experience. That's why Bartaco radically expanded its merchandising program to bring a bit of the beachy lifestyle the brand is known for to the off-premises experience. CEO Scott Lawton...
Jokr Lands $170M to Scale Instant Delivery Platform
Jokr, a New York-based instant-delivery platform, announced a $170 million Series A to scale the company that began operations just three months ago.
Starbird Flies High with Four Successful Virtual Concepts
Starbird scaled up its footprint as it begins franchising the upscale fast-food brand, which also includes four successful virtual restaurant concepts.
Minnow Partners with Hatco as Exclusive Manufacturer
Minnow Technologies inked a new manufacturing partnership in preparation for significant growth in the foodservice realm, but also in office, institutional and residential buildings.
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,...
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Finance
Snackpass Nabs $70 Million for Highly Social Digital Ordering
Super-social digital ordering platform Snackpass raises big money for growth.
Research
Delivery Analysts Project Pandemic Habits Are Hanging On
If delivery platforms can hold onto their intra-pandemic market share, as the report suggests, the delivery sector will grow significantly in 2021.
The Deliverers
Uber’s Biggest Grocery Get: Albertsons
Uber is going deeper into grocery through a new partnership with Albertsons that will more than double the on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery options on its platform.
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Savvy Delivery Upstarts Push Onfleet to 100M Orders
Pushed along by companies large and small, last-mile software provider Onfleet has eclipsed 100 million orders of everything from food, wine, car parts and marijuana. That big number has been a long time coming, with small delivery upstarts expanding along with the...