Grubhub parent acquires restaurant rewards app Claim

The delivery platform will integrate Claim’s technology, which helps restaurants acquire high-value, long-term customers, within its platform later this year. Listen to the article3 min Dive Brief: Dive Insight: In 2025 — the first full year under Wonder’s ownership — Grubhub added tens of thousands of restaurants and now works with over 400,000 U.S. operators, CEO Howard …

Grubhub parent acquires restaurant rewards startup Claim

Grubhub parent company, Wonder, announced that it has acquired Claim, a restaurant rewards app. Founded in 2021, Claim offers cash-back rewards for local restaurants that users can redeem for dine-in or pick-up orders. Restaurants partner with Claim to create promotions, boost foot traffic, and track performance insights through the Claim dashboard. The financial terms of the …

Texas homebuilder to launch crypto rewards after SEC green light

NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Privately held Texas homebuilder Megatel Homes LLC said on Thursday it will start ​issuing a crypto payments and rewards token. The announcement came after ‌the Securities and Exchange Commission sent Dallas-based Megatel a “no-action” letter late Thursday, effectively allowing ‌the company to go ahead. The “MegPrime” token is Megatel’s …

American Express’ restaurant tech acquisitions are bearing fruit

Credit card giant American Express has made inroads into the restaurant industry over the past several years, acquiring the reservation platforms Resy and Tock as well as middleware provider Rooam. The idea was not only to offer Amex cardholders more perks via the Resy and Tock restaurant networks, but also to help restaurants themselves—many of them …

Uber Eats Now Offers A ‘Dine Out’ Feature—Here’s How It Compares To DoorDash Reservations

If booking dinner and ordering dinner already live in your phone, why not your reservation perks, too? Uber has teamed up with OpenTable on Dine Out, a new experience inside the Uber Eats app that lets you book tables via OpenTable and score exclusive discounts and benefits along the way. With Dine Out, you can book …

DoorDash announces commerce platform expansion with new tools

DoorDash has introduced a new suite of tools within its commerce platform, aimed at supporting restaurants in increasing direct sales. The platform expansion is also aimed at improving customer engagement across their own channels, such as applications, websites and in-store interactions. The enhanced platform operates on the same infrastructure that facilitates daily transactions on the …

Square launches a restaurant ordering network in Cash App

The tech provider’s new Neighborhoods on Cash App allows users of the payments app to order pickup and delivery from local restaurants. They can also earn rewards that can be redeemed at any business in the network. The network will connect restaurants that use Square with the 57 million consumers on Cash App. | Photo …

Why Giftify Could Be the Next Olo in the Restaurant Tech Consolidation Boom

Giftify [NASDAQ: GIFT] is building a vertically integrated restaurant tech stack with new acquisitions (TakeOut7, Platr) and its Restaurant Management Center (RMC) taking center stage. This is positioning the company to follow Olo’s [NYSE: OLO] recent $2 billion premium valuation as restaurants seeking all-in-one solutions drive a massive consolidation push in the restaurant tech space. …

Uber Eats Adds New Perk: Upload Your Food Pics, Get Uber Cash

The platform also adds AI tools to help restaurants summarize customer reviews, write menu descriptions, and enhance food photos. Plus, a chat feature will let restaurants message you. On food delivery apps, it’s common to find menu items without photos. Since images heavily influence what customers order, Uber Eats is offering perks to those who …

Be the MVP of Every Game Day with DoorDash’s Gamified Weekly Rewards Program

Whether you’re following Ohio State Buckeyes’ Jeremiah Smith, Texas Longhorns’ Arch Manning or any other ones to watch, there’s one way to be the MVP of party planning all NCAA college football season. DoorDash is the ultimate go-to for stocking up on hosting and tailgating must-haves — and saving big when you order everything from folding chairs and …