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On-demand food delivery is a service that allows customers to order food from restaurants and have it delivered to their homes or offices. Customers can typically place orders through a mobile app or website, and a third-party driver then provides the food.
On-demand food delivery has become increasingly popular in recent years due to the rise of smartphones and the convenience of having food delivered to your door. Some popular on-demand food delivery services include Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub, and Postmates.
Uber Eats is conducting two pilot projects simultaneously in Los Angeles, using self-driving delivery robots from Serve Robotics and Motional. The aim is to test what customers and merchants want and to learn what makes sense for scaling up the technology. Customers within the test zones can choose whether they […]
The ghost kitchen model refers to delivery-only virtual brands operating out of commercial kitchens, which saw explosive growth during the pandemic as consumers turned to off-premise dining. However, the model is now facing a reckoning as consumers seek cheaper alternatives amid rapid grocery and restaurant inflation. For instance, casual dining […]
Deliveroo has opened a new type of “dark store” in Central London, called the Deliveroo HOP, as it experiments with expanding its rapid grocery business. The new store functions as a mini-warehouse where Deliveroo staff pick orders for couriers operating on its platform to collect and deliver locally to app […]
Roku has partnered with DoorDash to offer users in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico six months of complimentary DashPass and interactive shoppable ads for DoorDash businesses. Roku users can get $0 delivery fees on DoorDash orders and exclusive access to DashPass-only promotions and priority customer support. After the free trial […]
Uber has announced updates to its Shop and Pay feature to address issues commonly raised by delivery workers. The quality, launched last year, allows drivers to opt-in to receive grocery and other retail shopping trips before dropping off orders. The aim is to follow the model of Instacart, the grocery […]
Zomato had hoped to ride Mukunda’s kitchen automation and kitchen-as-a-service businesses to solidify its presence in the kitchen real estate space, as per industry sources, and enable its now-shuttered 10-minute food-delivery service. According to industry sources, Mukunda Foods, a food robotics startup, has decided to shut down its high-profile kitchen-as-a-service […]
Domino’s Pizza Empire Was Built on Delivery. Now, That May Not Be Enough | The Economics Of | WSJ Domino’s dominates U.S. pizza sales, thanks in part to its innovations in delivery. But now, a shortage of delivery drivers is challenging this foundational part of its business. History Domino’s Pizza […]
Kitopi, a significant player in the cloud kitchen industry, has acquired AWJ, a Dubai-based F&B business known for its popular delivery and dine-in brands such as Operation Falafel, Catch 22, Awani, and Sushi Do. The value of the deal has not been disclosed. AWJ Founded in 2014, AWJ has expanded […]
Ghost Kitchens, a cloud kitchen incubator in India, has acquired gourmet cloud kitchen startup Speak Burgers for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will allow Ghost Kitchens to expand into the premium segment with high spending power. The move aligns with its vision to create a basket of premium food delivery […]
Kamal Shkoukani is a chef and entrepreneur based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He founded Paper Table Food Company, a virtual restaurant in Milwaukee’s first digital food court. The facility comprises 10 “ghost kitchens,” virtual restaurants that fill meal orders through digital sales. Seven of the kitchens in the facility are operated […]