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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.
The history of food delivery is fascinating, tracing back to the 1785 milk delivery services and evolving into the modern version we know today. The first recorded food delivery was made in Italy in 1889 when King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy had pizza delivered to them. At […]
It continues to be a very rough week for e-commerce companies in Europe. In the latest development, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Getir — the $12 billion quick commerce upstart that provides grocery essentials and sundries and promises delivery in minutes — is cutting 14% of its staff globally. […]
Delivery-only restaurants, which have increased during the pandemic, could change how the industry does business for years. Sunset Squares Pizza has fewer than 1,000 followers on Instagram. Delivery in its neighborhood — San Francisco’s Sunset district — costs $5, while those farther afield in the city pay $10. A handful […]
Foreign food-delivery workers in the United Arab Emirates staged a mass walk-out on Monday, calling for better pay and working conditions in a rare act of industrial action in the Gulf state. This month, the strike comes after foreign workers forced another food delivery company to suspend plans to cut […]
There are countless players in the food delivery business, from Grubhub and Postmates to sole restaurants like Domino’s Pizza. But only two have remained top contenders on the App Store and elsewhere over the past year: Uber Eats and DoorDash. Now, it’s time to settle on which is the best. […]
“Delivery Hero has always been investing into growth with the clear ambition of reaching the scale needed to achieve profitability. We have remained confident that through achieving the right size, we are able to bring tremendous benefits to all partners in our ecosystem, as well as to our shareholders. The […]
How the world eats is changing dramatically. A little under two decades ago, restaurant-quality meal delivery was still largely limited to foods such as pizza and Chinese. Nowadays, food delivery has become a global market worth more than $150 billion, having more than tripled since 2017. In the United States, the […]
Marcio Coelho traded standing orders for, well, standing and giving orders. You can associate many things with bankers, be it a sharp pinstripe suit, watching Bloomberg while running on a treadmill, or just shouting “Sell!” into a phone for some reason I’ll never fully understand. One thing you probably wouldn’t […]
KFC and Wing are collaborating to test the use of drones for food delivery in Queensland and Canberra, Australia. According to the CEO of Collins Foods, a KFC franchisor, the drone delivery service has the potential to reduce delivery times significantly. Wing, pioneering drone delivery in Australia, has already tested […]
Ghost kitchens, also known as cloud kitchens or virtual kitchens, are purpose-built production units that use data to optimize delivery, allowing businesses to reduce costs and increase revenue by reaching new customers. However, this model may not be suitable for all food businesses. For rookie restaurateurs, the ghost kitchen model […]