Chris Meaux is out as the CEO of Waitr, the popular restaurant-delivery company he founded in 2013, and the company’s chief operations officer is in. The company said as part of its earnings report Thursday that Adam Price will lead the publicly traded company, with Meaux staying on as chairman of the board and focusing …
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Waitr Holdings Announces Promotion of Adam Price to Chief Operating Officer
Waitr Holdings Inc. (WTRH) (“Waitr,” “we” or the “Company”) today announced that Adam Price, Chief Logistics Officer, has been promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer effective June 12, 2019. Joseph Stough, who has been the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer since 2017, will remain as the Company’s President. “Adam has been a …
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Waitr Holdings Announces Preliminary, Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results and Management Appointments
LAKE CHARLES, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Waitr Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: WTRH) (“Waitr,” “we” or the “Company”) today announced certain preliminary, unaudited fourth quarter and full year 2018 financial results for the Company and BiteSquad.com, LLC (“Bite Squad”). The Company also announced that it intends to release its fourth quarter and full year 2018 financial results on March 7, …
By truck, van, or even walker, Homer Logistics is handling the final mile
Get the package there and get it there on time. A simply ask, but one that has become increasingly difficult in recent years as e-commerce has exploded and retailers and e-tailers fight for those dollars. More commerce companies are offering next day and even same-day delivery to lure customers. Moving goods under those conditions, though, requires a …
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Delivery Startup Homer Logistics to Lay Off Employees, Switch to Contractors
Adam Price believed he could buck the trend in food delivery by employing couriers and providing them with health insurance and other benefits, rather than by relying on contractors. But his New York food-delivery startup Homer Logistics Inc. sent layoff notices last week to nearly 300 of its employees and, he said, may shift to a …
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Food Couriers Say Delivery Services Are Screwing Them Out of Pay
Food couriers’ jobs aren’t tough just because they’re schlepping soup around in torrential rainstorms and 12 inches of snow — they’re also generally working as independent contractors à la Uber drivers and other gig-economy workers, meaning their employer legally owes them almost nothing (hourly pay, yes; but forget health or retirement benefits). Now, this model …
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Homer Logistics Aims to Make Delivery Good for Workers and Business
Both Adam Price, chief executive of Homer Logistics, and television show host Conan O’Brien, had been turned away by incredulous customers when the men tried to deliver restaurant meals in New York. While Mr. O’Brien attempted to deliver Chinese food for laughs, Mr. Price was cycling around Hell’s Kitchen to figure out if his startup …
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Homer Logistics Raises $8.5 Million in Series A Funding to Enhance “Final Mile” Delivery Efficiencies
NEW YORK, June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Homer Logistics, a startup specializing in optimizing local, final mile delivery using advanced logistics technology, today announced it has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding, led by Two Sigma Ventures with Lerer Hippeau Ventures, RSE Ventures, and Laconia Capital Group participating among others. Homer Logistics will use the financing to expand its …