Wonder is rolling out a new brand identity and marketing push and for the first time, customers can order from non-Wonder restaurants directly in its app. Alongside its own concepts and Blue Apron meal kits, Wonder users will now see Grubhub partner restaurants integrated into the platform. That means delivery, meal kits, heat-and-eat, chef collabs, …
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POS provider SpotOn is taking aim at apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats with its own mobile ordering app. The company launched GoTo Place, a mobile app that lets you order pickup or delivery, make a reservation, join a waitlist, and collect loyalty points. Restaurants don’t pay commissions on GoTo Place orders, though a flat …
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The internet trend is simple: A friend or family member looks into the camera and tells viewers, in a slightly aggressive tone, that they are about to witness a presentation and that they better be nice. That’s what Kendall, the sister of Lucious McDaniel IV, did, and after she stepped aside, her brother pitched his …
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DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH), a leading global platform for local commerce, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire SevenRooms, a New York City-based software company and a global leader in hospitality technology. The move marks a significant expansion of DoorDash’s Commerce Platform capabilities, equipping merchants globally with new tools to grow in-store and delivery sales, build …
For a long time, technology innovation in the restaurant industry was relegated only to the biggest names in foodservice with the budgets and staff to build a robust tech stack. But as omnichannel capabilities and a strong digital presence become table stakes even for the smallest of emerging brands, being a mom-and-pop restaurant stuck in …
Foodies can now create lists of their favorite restaurants on Uber Eats and share them in the app. The new feature, called Lists, launched today in New York City and Chicago. It’s Uber Eats’ first foray into user-generated content. Users can build and edit lists under the Account tab in their app. The lists can …
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Koddi, the leading retail and commerce media technology for enterprises, announced its partnership with Grubhub to grow its marketing platform to include additional strategic advertising capabilities. Koddi’s advanced commerce media technologies provide the infrastructure for Grubhub to offer its merchants enhanced pre-checkout advertising capabilities including automated optimizations that continually fine-tune budgets, bids and more to drive higher …
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Food-delivery platform Grubhub is launching an ads business. The company is pitching ad products to its core restaurant merchants to acquire new diners and drive repeat sales. The company is partnering with adtech firm Koddi to power ads on its website. Ads will appear when people search for specific cuisines or when people are searching for local restaurants. Grubhub …
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If you’re the kind of person who likes to get a private taxi for your burrito, the cost of that taxi just went up: On Thursday, August 1, DoorDash began adding a $1.99 fee to “long distance” orders, the delivery app company said in a blog post, a fee that comes on top of the $4.99 “regulatory …
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Third-party delivery providers’ practice of bundling multiple orders in one trip slows delivery times and hurts customer satisfaction. That’s according to The Path to Third-Party Excellence, a soon-to-be-published report from researcher Intouch Insight, which used secret shoppers to place 600 delivery orders from restaurants and convenience stores across the U.S. The orders were split evenly among …
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