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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.
DoorDash, a leader in on-demand food delivery, has been exploring innovative ways to enhance its logistics and customer experience. In their thirteenth hackathon, a team at DoorDash delved into the potential of artificial intelligence, specifically reinforcement learning, to tackle the complex assignment problem they face daily. This article outlines their […]
Foodology, a Bogotá-based cloud kitchen startup, has secured $17 million USD in a recent funding round, with plans to expand its reach in Brazil and other Latin American markets. This round of financing saw contributions from previous investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Chimera Investment, along with new investors like […]
The article from ETHospitalityWorld by Himanshu Chawla, founder & CEO of Bakingo, outlines critical strategies for effectively managing a cloud kitchen business. As the cloud kitchen model continues to grow, with a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.9 percent from 2023 to 2028 in India, the competition is […]
With the popularity of food delivery service apps like Uber Eats, Postmates, and DoorDash, more and more restaurants are preparing food in off-site facilities known as ghost kitchens. Ghost kitchens, also known as cloud kitchens or virtual kitchens, are restaurants that do not have a physical storefront and only provide […]
We grew our headcount too fast and face severe economic headwinds, says CEO Will Shu Deliveroo, the online food delivery company, has announced plans to cut 350 jobs, about 9% of its workforce, in response to the current economic situation. The company’s CEO, Will Shu, acknowledged the company’s rapid headcount […]
The article from USA Today delves into the burgeoning world of ghost kitchens. This phenomenon has seen rapid growth alongside the rise of food delivery services, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ghost kitchens, also known as dark or cloud kitchens, are commercial cooking spaces that produce food solely for delivery, […]
Jerry Mai, a renowned chef celebrated for her ventures such as Pho Nom and Bia Hoi, has embarked on a new culinary journey as the consultant chef at St Cloud Eating House in Hawthorn East, Melbourne. Known for her vibrant Vietnamese cuisine, Mai is set to infuse the menu with […]
The concept of “Ghost Kitchens” has been gaining traction in Europe, with cities like Warsaw hosting companies such as CookCity, Cookout, and Ghost Burger. These kitchens, which operate solely through online delivery apps like Deliveroo and Uber Eats, have no physical customer-facing storefronts and are often situated in industrial areas. […]
DoorDash has restructured its caching system, a mix of different technologies across its microservices, into a unified, multi-layered cache. This new system provides a generic mechanism to address issues from the fragmented approach, such as cache staleness and heavy reliance on Redis. The architecture was driven by the need for […]
In a disheartening turn of events, the gourmet meal delivery business Providoor, which celebrity chef Shane Delia founded during the COVID-19 lockdowns, has collapsed into liquidation. This unfortunate development has left thousands of customers holding nearly $4.4 million in now-worthless gift cards. The liquidation of Providoor reveals the company’s debts […]