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Orders.co and Grubhub Partner on Ordering Integration to Streamline Third-Party Food Delivery Operations for Restaurant Operators
Orders.co, the leading all-in-one platform for restaurants to manage their online food orders, has announced it has partnered with Grubhub, a leading food ordering and delivery marketplace, to streamline order management for more than a thousand independent and enterprise restaurants across the country. With this integration, restaurant operators will be able to update menus across ordering …
DeliverThat Introduces New Smart Catering Dashboard That Will Change the Future of Catering Delivery
DeliverThat, the industry-leading catering delivery company, with over $200 million dollars in catering delivered, just introduced a new “smart” dashboard that will change the future of catering delivery. Over a decade ago, when delivery was in its infancy, DeliverThat was one of the first to recognize that catering delivery required a very different business model …
Emergency bill passes to give DC restaurants relief against higher delivery app fees
WASHINGTON (7News) — The D.C. Council this week has passed an emergency bill that offers restaurants relief against high delivery app fees. After being amended and adjusted, the legislation passed unanimously. Third-party companies like GrubHub, DoorDash and Uber Eats offer restaurants delivery package plans that range from 15% to 30%. In March, after the city’s 15% …
Uber Eats expands voice order tracking with Amazon Alexa
Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Uber Eats has been expanding its use of new technologies within the past year to increase customer access, including via autonomous vehicles and partnerships with stadiums and airports. The Alexa integration was designed to offer convenience to consumers. Users can set how they want to receive updates and how many Alexa devices they want to activate …
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Wawa aims to grab a bigger piece of the corporate catering pie
Convenience store chain Wawa partnered with the ezCater platform to expand its catering program./Photo courtesy of Wawa. Restaurants are about to get more competition for a share of office catering dollars. Convenience store chain Wawa announced it’s teaming up with ezCater to expand its presence in corporate catering. All 1,000 of the c-store’s locations launched …
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Grubhub adds customer insights, other features to restaurant portal
Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Grubhub developed the portal updates after hearing from restaurant partners and receiving feedback from partners involved with Grubhub’s Restaurant Leadership Council, the company said in an email to Restaurant Dive. A handful of partner restaurants within the council then met with Grubhub’s Restaurant Success team to discuss a range of topics, including features and products that …
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DoorDash faces lawsuit accusing it of charging iPhone users more for delivery
DoorDash has been charging iPhone users more than Android users for identical deliveries, according to a lawsuit seeking class action status. The court documents (PDF, via 9to5Mac) submitted for the case included screenshots showing how iPhone users are charged an extra fee for “expanded range.” On the company’s website, it said the fee “helps DoorDash preserve [customers’] access to …
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DoorDash Pushes Back Against a Key Food Delivery Pain Point
DoorDash DASH services were considered by many to be invaluable during the covid pandemic, where the services helped keep some restaurants in business, drivers received paychecks and customers got convenient food delivery. The service was good and made the best out of a bad situation for all involved. Delivery convenience is something many people are comfortable …
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How a 21-year-old CEO landed $3.5 million for software that he originally built to help his mom’s struggling dog grooming business keep repeat customers
Profitboss CEO Adam Guild has boundless energy. The 21-year-old founder can speak several paragraphs worth of information in a minute. That animated style and depth of knowledge is one reason venture capitalists decided to invest in his startup, which he founded at 18. The company recently wrapped up a $3.5 million seed round led by Redpoint …