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As the quick commerce sector experiences explosive growth, companies are racing to secure dark stores and hire key personnel to keep up with demand. The competition is intensifying as businesses vie for strategic locations and talent to streamline operations and meet the rising expectations of instant delivery services. With consumers […]
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, 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 […]
Kbox Global, a company that assists restaurants in maximizing their spare food production capacity, is facing imminent Collapse, highlighting the growing financial strain within the ‘dark kitchen’ industry. According to Sky News, Kbox Global began in 2019 and is on the verge of insolvency after a crucial round of funding […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]