food delivery

Retail food delivery is a courier service in which a restaurant, store, or independent food delivery company delivers food to a customer. An order is typically made either through a restaurant or grocer's website or phone, or through a food ordering company. The delivered items can include entrees, sides, drinks, desserts, or grocery items and are typically delivered in boxes or bags.

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Uber Closing Down Drizly 3 Years After Acquisition
Uber Closing Down Drizly 3 Years After Acquisition
January 15, 2024  |  Delivery

Uber is closing down its alcohol delivery business, Drizly. The move comes three years after Uber bought Drizly for $1.1 billion, Axios reported Monday (Jan. 15), citing Uber’s senior...

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Instacart Partners With Sharebite to Target Corporate Food Spend
Instacart Partners With Sharebite to Target Corporate Food Spend
December 12, 2023  |  Delivery

Instacart is targeting employers’ office snack budgets, as aggregators compete for businesses’ food spending. On Tuesday (Dec. 12), meal benefits platform Sharebite announced a partnership...

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DoorDash Reduces NYC Driver Perks as Pay Increase Changes Delivery Economics
DoorDash Reduces NYC Driver Perks as Pay Increase Changes Delivery Economics
December 05, 2023  |  Delivery

As evolving regulations change the economics of third-party restaurant delivery, DoorDash is rolling back certain driver perks in New York City in response to the...

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EC Investigates ‘No-Poach’ Agreements at Food Delivery Companies
EC Investigates ‘No-Poach’ Agreements at Food Delivery Companies
November 21, 2023  |  Delivery

The European Commission said Tuesday (Nov. 21) that it has carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies involved in the online ordering and...

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Instacart Drives 25% Increase in Loyalty Member Purchases With Rewards
Instacart Drives 25% Increase in Loyalty Member Purchases With Rewards
November 08, 2023  |  Earnings

Instacart is integrating with merchants’ loyalty programs to outcompete rival aggregators on deals and discounts.   The San Francisco-based grocery aggregator shared in a letter to shareholders Wednesday...

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Lyft Projects Growth That May Fall Short of Analysts’ Expectations
Lyft Projects Growth That May Fall Short of Analysts’ Expectations
November 08, 2023  |  Earnings

Lyft expects its fourth quarter revenue to grow by the mid-single digits compared with the previous quarter. The ride-share company announced this outlook Wednesday (Nov....

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Wonder to Acquire Blue Apron, Create ‘Mealtime Super App’
Wonder to Acquire Blue Apron, Create ‘Mealtime Super App’
September 29, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Blue Apron, a provider of meal kits, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Wonder Group, a company focused on at-home dining...

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Marco’s Pizza CIO Says Robotic Delivery Will Take Over Cities
Marco’s Pizza CIO Says Robotic Delivery Will Take Over Cities
September 28, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants look for ways to improve the economics of on-demand delivery, Marco’s Pizza is gearing up to test automated solutions, though it may be...

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Judge Says Meal-Delivery Services’ Lawsuit Against NYC Can Proceed
Judge Says Meal-Delivery Services’ Lawsuit Against NYC Can Proceed
September 19, 2023  |  Delivery

New York City is a step closer to facing a lawsuit over a cap on how much meal-delivery services can collect from local restaurants. U.S....

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