Coke, Omnivore launching restaurant digital marketplace covering apps to third-party delivery

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

June 25, 2019

Coca-Cola North America is making a big move into foodservice tech this fall when the company said it will launch a digital marketplace that can connect…

Door-delivered Dunkin' now an NYC reality

June 17, 2019

Dunkin' and Grubhub have partnered on the doughnut chain's new Dunkin' Delivers service, with a New York city kick-off involving more than 400 Dunkin' store's…

Is Amazon already back in the food delivery game?

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

June 14, 2019

Although Amazon announced earlier this week that it was closing its 4-year-old Amazon Restaurants delivery service, it's not quite out of the food delivery…

Postmates to launch television ad campaign featuring Martha Stewart

May 20, 2019

Postmates, the on-demand delivery firm, has announced that its first national television ad campaign will feature celebrity home improvement expert Martha…

Cruddy Q1 California weather, late Lent drag down Del Taco quarterly results

May 7, 2019

Del Taco, featured on this week's QSRweb podcast, said its Q1 2019 financials suffered from inclement California weather and a later-than-usual Lenten season…

Taco Cabana, Pollo Tropical Q1 results dragged down by lease-accounting changes

May 7, 2019

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Taco Cabana and Pollo Tropica, blamed its Q1 declining revenues on changes in lease accounting.

Postmates adds 1,000 cities, offers Subway $5 off deal

April 24, 2019

Third-party delivery service, Postmates, said it has launched in 1,000 more U.S. cities, bringing its total to more than 3,500 cities nationally, covering…

Popeyes, Postmates officially partner

April 16, 2019

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is doling out free biscuits and delivery to promote its new partnership with Postmates for delivery from 2,000 U.S. locations. All…

Uber Eats 'takes off' inside Toronto airport

April 5, 2019

In part of a worldwide first pilot program, Toronto Pearson International Airport has partnered with Uber Eats and HMSHost to bring delivery from HMSHost…

DoorDash launches immigrant restaurant owner support initiative

March 29, 2019

Delivery platform, DoorDash, has launched an initiative designed to support and promote immigrant and refugee food business owners called Kitchens Without…

Domino's partnering with Xevo to launch in-car ordering on Chrysler, GM cars

March 25, 2019

Domino's Pizza is working with in-vehicle commerce creator, Xevo Inc., to launch AnyWare pizza ordering capabilities, which will be preloaded in Chrysler and…

Checkers, Rally's starts using 5 delivery services within single system-wide POS

March 19, 2019

Checkers & Rally's are launching a new delivery platform that the chain said in a news release brings Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, Grubhub and Amazon…

Wendy's, Subway pitch for a place in the 'Big Dance'

March 18, 2019

QSR brands know very well where a huge share of their customers will be for the immediate future. That's right, in front of a screen firmly fixed on all the…

Blockchain, POS, online ordering services partner in on-demand restaurant biz solution

March 7, 2019

Blockchain tech-based platform, Serve, has joined with online ordering and POS provider, ItsaCheckmate, to create a service that extends the reach of the…

DoorDash will use $400M investment to grow 325% this year

February 22, 2019

DoorDash has raised $400 million toward expansion of the app-based food delivery platform, which a news release said has already grown more than 250 percent…

Global food delivery app market to soar nearly 28% by 2023

February 19, 2019

By 2023, the global food delivery mobile app market that was put at $3.78 billion in 2017 should grow to a whopping $16.61 billion in value, which is a…

Burger King, Postmates debut limited-time delivery deal

February 14, 2019

For the next two weeks Burger King and delivery provider Postmates are offering a $3 delivery deal on the burger brand's King Box, according to a Postmates…

Qu raises $10M in Series B funding for expanded in-house delivery, POS technology

February 13, 2019

Qu, a Bethesda, Md.-based point-of-sale company formerly known as Gusto POS, has raised $10 million in Series B funding, led by existing investor Cota Capital…

Jimmy John's CEO refuses to partner with UberEats, DoorDash, Grubhub

February 7, 2019

Jimmy John's CEO James North has officially taken an anti-third-party delivery stance, telling FastCasual in an email Thursday that it would never authorize…

Taco Bell kicks off US Grubhub delivery with free delivery offer

February 7, 2019

Taco Bell today said it's launched nationwide delivery via Grubhub, and to kick off the much-requested service the brand said all Grubhub orders from the chain…