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3 Top Items for your Virtual Startup Checklist
Starting a virtual concept can be somewhat daunting. Especially as the restaurant industry reopens, it's yet another complex thing to worry about along with everything else. Three savvy virtual restaurant experts offered three key things to think about, as they shared...
Food Rocket Bets Faster Groceries Can Topple Instacart, Amazon Fresh
Startups like Food Rocket, which delivers bags of locally influenced groceries in just 10 minutes, have begun attracting investors in a bid to muscle past Instacart, Amazon and established grocers.
U.K-Based Camile Thai Uses Ghost Kitchens for U.S. Expansion
Dublin-based Camile Thai is entering the United States exclusively through Kitchen United ghost kitchen facilities, before building any brick-and-mortar locations.
DoorDash Appoints a Chief Restaurant Advisor
Continuing its efforts to engage in open conversations with restaurant partners, DoorDash has appointed Stephanie Izard, chef and owner of Girl and the Goat, as its first chief restaurant advisor.
A Drawer, A Shelf and a Virtual Ramen Restaurant
Even as the restaurant world reopens, consumers are sticking with their higher portion of delivery. That's what keeps Park Tavern Executive Chef Colin Kohl boiling a big pot of water all day for delivery-only ramen even as the patio outside is "just bananas." Kohl...
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Grubhub Responds to Multiple Merger Lawsuits
A year after entering a merger plan with Just Eat Takewaway.com, Grubhub is defending itself against a handful of shareholder lawsuits. In all, 14 lawsuits have hit the courts alleging various issues in the merger agreement. One suit alleges the company violated key...
Research
Square Survey Says More Change Ahead for Restaurants
Point of sale and payment gateway Square released a pair of surveys exploring the future of the restaurant industry in the minds of restaurant operators and consumers. The company partnered with Wakefield Research to question 500 restaurant owners and 1,000 consumers...
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Food Rocket Bets Faster Groceries Can Topple Instacart, Amazon Fresh
Startups like Food Rocket, which delivers bags of locally influenced groceries in just 10 minutes, have begun attracting investors in a bid to muscle past Instacart, Amazon and established grocers.
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3 Top Items for your Virtual Startup Checklist
Starting a virtual concept can be somewhat daunting. Especially as the restaurant industry reopens, it's yet another complex thing to worry about along with everything else. Three savvy virtual restaurant experts offered three key things to think about, as they shared...