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DoorDash wants to test new restaurant concepts and expand its delivery reach. DoorDash, the food delivery company, is opening a ghost kitchen in San Jose. The kitchen, which is located at The Plant Shopping Center off Curtner Avenue, will allow DoorDash to test new restaurant concepts and expand its delivery […]
DoorDash (DASH) is boosting the delivery-only food service model, using a version it opened nearly two years ago in California. This week, the food delivery company opened its second DoorDash Kitchens inside a local mall in San Jose, California. Under one roof, six “ghost kitchen” restaurants — including Aria Korean […]
Segment players may need brand awareness and expanded access points to thrive after a year of dashed expansion plans, closures, and high-profile regulatory infractions. Ghost kitchens, delivery-only restaurants, gained popularity in 2020 and 2021 with significant company funding. However, issues such as low unit volumes, operational difficulties, and permitting problems […]
The Japanese electronics industry once stood atop the world but has been overtaken by competition from China and South Korea. The innovation that once characterized Japanese manufacturing is now nowhere to be seen. A talk with Miyazawa Kazumasa, the Sony engineer behind the VAIO computer series and the Edy digital […]
DoorDash wants to make your food. The food delivery company is opening a temporary kitchen to make meals for six San Jose, California restaurants. The six restaurant partners are Aria Korean Street Food, Canter’s Deli, Milk Bar, Curry Up Now, The Melt Express, and YiFang Taiwan Fruit Tea; the food […]
Shopify partnered with the central Chinese digital wallet platform Alipay to expand its payment options for merchants in the United States. The new partnership aims to allow Shopify merchants to accept payments through Alipay from China’s more than one billion annual active users. The hope is to expand this partnership […]