Delivery Only: The Rise Of Restaurants With No Diners As Apps Take Orders
5 years, 1 month ago

Delivery Only: The Rise Of Restaurants With No Diners As Apps Take Orders

NPR  

Delivery Only: The Rise Of Restaurants With No Diners As Apps Take Orders Enlarge this image toggle caption Shannon Bond/NPR Shannon Bond/NPR Inside a bright red building in Redwood City, just south of San Francisco, cooks plunge baskets of french fries into hot oil, make chicken sandwiches and wrap falafel in pita bread. And then they move into our DoorDash kitchen and then overnight they're live on the DoorDash platform," said Fuad Hannon, DoorDash's head of new business verticals. "Your customer is just like, at their living room, watching Netflix," said Min Park, an investor in DoorDash tenant Rooster & Rice, a chicken chain with six locations in the Bay Area. That could mean a bakery that starts making burgers for delivery "because that neighborhood didn't have enough burger restaurants," said Janelle Sallenave, head of Uber Eats in North America.

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No more apps: How saying goodbye to Big Food delivery changed the way I eat
1 month ago

No more apps: How saying goodbye to Big Food delivery changed the way I eat

Salon  

When my partner and I relocated to a new-to-us Chicago apartment — an antique-feeling number on the corner of the sixth floor — we made the mutual decision to forgo movers. Food delivery apps curate vast menus, spanning every conceivable cuisine, dietary preference and craving, transforming the act of choosing dinner into a delightful browsing experience. Having spent a decade …

DoorDash sees record orders and revenue in second quarter even as US restaurant traffic slows
5 months, 1 week ago

DoorDash sees record orders and revenue in second quarter even as US restaurant traffic slows

Associated Press  

DoorDash said Thursday that it set records for orders and revenue in the second quarter, growth that came despite slowing U.S. restaurant traffic. DoorDash said revenue rose 23% to $2.6 billion, which also exceeded analysts’ forecast of $2.5 billion. “We’re still in the earliest innings of the move towards digital and the overall omnichannel experiences that every restaurant and retailer …

DoorDash posts better-than-expected Q1 sales but shares fall on cost concerns
8 months, 1 week ago

DoorDash posts better-than-expected Q1 sales but shares fall on cost concerns

Associated Press  

DoorDash reported higher-than-expected revenue in the first quarter as strong growth in U.S. grocery orders helped make up for slowing restaurant demand. DoorDash said its net loss narrowed to $23 million in the first quarter, compared to a loss of $161 million in the same period a year ago. DoorDash said its U.S. restaurant business remains healthy, and it saw …

DoorDash orders surge 24% in the third quarter, helping to narrow the delivery app’s losses
1 year, 2 months ago

DoorDash orders surge 24% in the third quarter, helping to narrow the delivery app’s losses

Associated Press  

DoorDash powered past sales and earnings expectations in the third quarter, saying a growing mix of stores and faster service is drawing customers in the U.S. and abroad. The San Francisco delivery company said Wednesday its total orders grew 24% to 543 million in the July-September period compared to the same period a year earlier. In a conference call with …

DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub all go down causing takeout panic across the US
1 year, 4 months ago

DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub all go down causing takeout panic across the US

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The popular food delivery …

We are too hooked not to pay exorbitantly for food delivery
1 year, 7 months ago

We are too hooked not to pay exorbitantly for food delivery

Live Mint  

You’ve probably noticed that your food delivery receipts are getting much longer. DoorDash beat Wall Street’s expectations for orders placed and value of orders, and Uber chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi assured investors that elevated inflation was not impacting consumer spending. A $10 monthly fee gets you unlimited free delivery through DoorDash’s DashPass, Uber’s Eat pass or Grubhub+ through Grubhub. …

6 ways technology is evolving travel in 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

6 ways technology is evolving travel in 2022

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. APPS FOR BOOKING HOTELS — AND PICKING YOUR ROOM …

Just Eat's British customers make 58 million more orders
3 years, 4 months ago

Just Eat's British customers make 58 million more orders

Daily Mail  

UK customers made 58 million more orders on Just Eat in the first half of the year after the group struck new partnerships with multiple prominent brands, including Starbucks and Costa Coffee. Its orders jumped by 76 per cent to 135 million in the UK as more consumers were encouraged to order their meals online due to harsh lockdown restrictions …

Deliveroo's £8bn float has to make the tricky economics of food delivery add up
3 years, 10 months ago

Deliveroo's £8bn float has to make the tricky economics of food delivery add up

The Telegraph  

At the end of last year, the US food delivery app DoorDash joined the ranks of the New York Stock Exchange, pulling off one of the biggest tech floats of 2020. DoorDash had never made a profit, even with demand for food delivery at record levels during the pandemic, and as restaurants struggled, there was a growing criticism of the …

Delivery-only restaurant brands see pandemic-fueled growth
3 years, 10 months ago

Delivery-only restaurant brands see pandemic-fueled growth

Associated Press  

Do you know which restaurant cooked the meal you just had delivered? Delivery-only brands — cooked in another brand’s kitchen and often delivered by third parties like Uber Eats — were proliferating even before the pandemic. Tyga Bites, a chicken nugget brand from rapper Tyga, and Mariah’s Cookies, backed by singer Mariah Carey, are among the brands offered by Virtual …

How restaurants adapted and mastered food deliveries
4 years, 1 month ago

How restaurants adapted and mastered food deliveries

Live Mint  

Restaurants went out of their way to incorporate deliveries in their menu, some more than others. On our app, we could offer good deals, communicate directly and even launch merchandise for our customers.” Indian Hotels Company, the hospitality company with the Taj hotels brand, also launched Qmin in June that serves signature dishes from their iconic hotels right to customers’ …

How restaurants adapted and mastered food deliveries
4 years, 1 month ago

How restaurants adapted and mastered food deliveries

Live Mint  

Restaurants went out of their way to incorporate deliveries in their menu, some more than others. On our app, we could offer good deals, communicate directly and even launch merchandise for our customers.” Indian Hotels Company, the hospitality company with the Taj hotels brand, also launched Qmin in June that serves signature dishes from their iconic hotels right to customers’ …

DoorDash Shows Delivery Can Be Profitable—in a Pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

DoorDash Shows Delivery Can Be Profitable—in a Pandemic

Wired  

In the before times, hands sometimes went unwashed, “zoom” was a sound made by Mazda commercials, and food delivery businesses lost lots and lots of money. Documents filed by DoorDash last week as part of its planned initial public offering show the result: The company posted a $23 million profit in the period between April and June. “Things like Covid …

App-based food delivery companies must work with restaurants under new California law
4 years, 3 months ago

App-based food delivery companies must work with restaurants under new California law

LA Times  

Two new California laws will require app-based delivery companies to more closely work with local restaurants before advertising their menu options and drivers to ensure the safety of meals while the orders are in transit. Assembly Bill 2149 doesn’t specify what details should be included in the written agreement, simply that an online company must work with a restaurant owner …

Linxin Wen: Why Big Delivery Apps Are Bad For Small Restaurants
4 years, 4 months ago

Linxin Wen: Why Big Delivery Apps Are Bad For Small Restaurants

Huff Post  

ILLUSTRATION: YENWEI LIU/HUFFPOST; PHOTO: COURTESY OF LINXIN WEN Linxin Wen — the 29-year-old CEO and co-founder of Chowbus, a delivery app that specializes in high-quality Asian cuisine — is intent on providing customers with access to authentic Asian food, and helping mom-and-pop shops break through a system designed to benefit larger chain restaurants. That’s why so many Asian restaurants have …

Food delivery: why your burgers and fries moved to WhatsApp
4 years, 6 months ago

Food delivery: why your burgers and fries moved to WhatsApp

Live Mint  

Balancing office and housework while staying cooped up at home can fuel food cravings. For instant gratification, we are hardwired to tap online food order and delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato. Over the past couple of weeks, even dine-in orders have been digitized with a QR code in cities that have relaxed lockdown rules.​ ​Riyaaz Amlani, managing director and …

How To Support Restaurants Without Putting Food Delivery Workers At Risk
4 years, 9 months ago

How To Support Restaurants Without Putting Food Delivery Workers At Risk

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Restaurants across the country are closing to dine-in customers, either mandated to do so by city or state officials or self-selecting to shut down as a precaution in the COVID-19 crisis. First, know that delivery alone can’t sustain most restaurants Even before the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants’ off-premises sales, which include delivery and takeout, have been growing, said …

Restaurants are pivoting to takeout and delivery. Will it be enough to survive?
4 years, 9 months ago

Restaurants are pivoting to takeout and delivery. Will it be enough to survive?

LA Times  

As fallout from the coronavirus pandemic began to hit the dining industry, delivery companies offered a rare concession to their restaurant partners. Delivery app Postmates Inc. said Tuesday it would waive commission fees for small businesses in San Francisco that sign up for a relief pilot program. On Friday, competitor Grubhub Inc. announced it would “suspend collecting up to $100 …

Delivery giant DoorDash takes step toward public offering
4 years, 10 months ago

Delivery giant DoorDash takes step toward public offering

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Food delivery giant DoorDash has taken a first formal step toward a stock market debut. DoorDash Inc. has overtaken Grubhub as the top digital food delivery company in the U.S., according to data analytics firm Second Measure, capturing 38% of monthly food delivery sales in January, compared to 31% for Grubhub. Ride-hailing company Uber — another major …

The Food Trends That Defined Us In The 2010s
5 years ago

The Food Trends That Defined Us In The 2010s

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING We’ve all gotta eat. You’ll read about everything from meal kits to craft beer, plus how apps changed the food delivery game and how the Instant Pot transformed our kitchens. The fervent chronicling of every new item in the store by Trader Joe’s many Instagram fans, along with the brand’s expansion into new states has helped it …

Online ordering boom gives rise to virtual restaurants
5 years, 2 months ago

Online ordering boom gives rise to virtual restaurants

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Frato’s Pizza looks like a typical family restaurant, with its black-and-white checkered floor and red chairs. “I will have lost weeks of work, but not large sums of money.” Chick-Fil-A, The Halal Guys and Dog Haus are among top brands that have opened ghost kitchens through Kitchen United, a start-up that builds kitchen commissaries for restaurants looking …

The revolt against food delivery apps
5 years, 4 months ago

The revolt against food delivery apps

Live Mint  

New Delhi: For a little under two years now, Rajat Rekhi has been doing brisk business selling West Asian cuisine from inside a tiny kitchen tucked away in south Delhi, which only delivers via online platforms. Over the weekend, a slew of restaurants across India began delisting from dine-in apps that offer membership-driven discounts—such as EazyDiner, Zomato Gold, and nearbuy—in …

Fast food companies are betting big on delivery. It might not pay off
5 years, 4 months ago

Fast food companies are betting big on delivery. It might not pay off

CNN  

New York CNN Business — This is the golden age of food delivery. The shift to delivery is “profound,” said Noah Glass, founder and CEO of Olo, a business-facing food ordering platform that works with restaurant chains and delivery aggregators like Uber Eats.“It’s happening incredibly quickly and the stakes are incredibly high.” Partnering with delivery platforms can give restaurants access …

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