Lunchbox is providing its clients with free Order Aggregation, which automatically routes third-party platforms like EzCater, DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub directly into the restaurant’s POS system. While the product is critical for off-premise success, Lunchbox believes it should be treated as infrastructure, not a standalone upsell. “This is about realigning priorities,” CEO James Walker said in a …
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Lunchbox Selects James Walker as CEO and Announces New Funding Round Led by Shift4
Shift4 has made a capital investment in Lunchbox, selecting the technology solution provider as the enterprise partner for its SkyTab POS solution. The news comes alongside Lunchbox’s appointment of James Walker as its new CEO. NEW YORK, March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Lunchbox, the leader in enterprise restaurant catering and off-premise technology, has announced the appointment of James Walker as CEO as …
Inside Lunchbox’s ‘Hard and Heavy’ Move into Catering
The catering and workplace delivery category is heating up as Lunchbox, an online ordering and marketing provider, takes a big step into the category by hiring catering expert and MonkeyMedia founder Erle Dardick as its chief strategy officer. Dardick is one of the best known names in restaurant and foodservice catering, who sold Monkey, a cloud-based …
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Lunchbox Unveils Catering Platform
Lunchbox, the online ordering engine and web-based marketing provider, has introduced Catering 2.0, a management suite for restaurants aimed to streamline the guest catering experience. Catering 2.0 integrates catering management into the same system as restaurants’ everyday orders, allowing businesses to better manage guest relationships and customize their operations. “Restaurants often use one partner for …
High-Flying Lunchbox Lays Off a Third of its Staff
Lunchbox, one of the most prominent and outspoken tech companies in the delivery space, announced a significant round of layoffs just months after acquiring NovaDine and receiving $50 million through a Series B investment round. Company co-founder and CEO Nabeel Alamgir announced the layoffs in a post on LinkedIn, and said it was “an incredibly …
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Lunchbox cuts 33% of staff. The food tech startup had raised $72 million to give restaurants an alternative to Grubhub and DoorDash.
Lunchbox offers digital ordering, loyalty, and marketing services for restaurants. The startup is led by industry provocateur Nabeel Alamgir, who got his start as a New York busboy. On Thursday, the CEO told Insider that the company had grown “bloated” and had to cut 60 employees. Lunchbox, a New York-based food-tech startup whose CEO is …
LUNCHBOX LAUNCHES A FREE ONLINE ORDERING PLATFORM TO SAVE MOM & POP RESTAURANT OPERATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Lunchbox Essential introduces an entirely new way for restaurants to keep 100% of the profits while managing online ordering, menu management, and technology integrations all in one place. The company unveils a new brand name Lunchbox Enterprise reflecting commitment to world-class technology for multi-unit enterprise brands. NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Lunchbox, the modern ordering system …
Lunchbox acquires Novadine to transform the entire guest experience for enterprise restaurants
* Novadine works with leading multi-chain restaurant brands including Firehouse Subs, Torchy’s Tacos, Taco Bueno, and Steak & Shake NEW YORK/ — Lunchbox, the modern ordering system built to grow online revenue for restaurants today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NovaDine, an enterprise digital ordering provider for multi-unit restaurant chains. …
Lunchbox unveils new product to simplify restaurant POS systems and integrations with third party platforms
The launch of Lunchbox Rails marks the first step towards a larger partnership ecosystem. Proceeds from Rails signups for the month of May will be donated to the Lunchbox Scholarship Fund. NEW YORK , May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Lunchbox, the modern ordering system built to grow online revenue for restaurants, announced today the launch of Lunchbox Rails, the first …
Lunchbox Moves into Digital Restaurant Passports, VR Virtual Restaurants
In the wake of a recent $50 million Series B, Lunchbox’s loud-and-proud co-founder and CEO, Nabeel Alamgir, is pushing to diversify the restaurant tech brand beyond its roots of online ordering, delivery integrations and multi-channel marketing. Flush with cash and on the gas, the startup’s software engineers are creating virtual reality-based dining environments to accompany …
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