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Delivery is a business that provides delivery services to customers. This can include food delivery, grocery delivery, or package delivery. Delivery businesses are often part of the logistics industry.
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. […]
Curefoods, a cloud kitchen startup, has strategically acquired the food tech startup Yumlane, known for its proprietary pizza technology, to bolster its culinary offerings. Yumlane, founded in 2016, has developed a significant presence in the cloud kitchen space, particularly with its Yumlane Pizza brand. The startup has expanded its reach […]
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 […]
Providoor, the upscale food delivery service that became a beacon of hope for restaurant-quality meal deliveries during the pandemic’s darkest days, has announced its closure and subsequent liquidation. The company’s founder, celebrity chef Shane Delia, expressed a mix of pride for the venture’s achievements and sorrow over its end. Providoor […]
After a financial fiasco that left the gourmet food delivery service Providoor in liquidation, owing over $6.3 million, the company has found a lifeline in a new owner and a star-studded cast of culinary celebrities. Launched during the pandemic lockdowns as a lifeline for food enthusiasts to access meals from […]