Food

The distinction between eating away from home (restaurants) and eating at home (groceries) is blurring as consumers use connected devices and apps integrated with payments, to move seamlessly between buying restaurant food to eat at home and groceries and prepared food at the grocery store or convenience stores to cook at home.
Shellfish Industry Turns To DTC To Boost Profits
Shellfish Industry Turns To DTC To Boost Profits
July 27, 2020  |  Retail

As the U.S. shellfish industry was headed into 2020, the big concern was climate change. People who made their living in the business were worried...

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Pandemic-Fueled Meal Kits Surge Likely Have Short Shelf Life
Pandemic-Fueled Meal Kits Surge Likely Have Short Shelf Life
July 20, 2020  |  Retail

COVID-19 has caused many businesses to struggle for survival, but it’s actually turned out to be a boon for others. Consider meal kit company Blue Apron....

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Le Pain Quotidien Is Latest Food Chain To File For Bankruptcy
Le Pain Quotidien Is Latest Food Chain To File For Bankruptcy
May 27, 2020  |  Retail

Le Pain Quotidien, the U.S. division of the Belgian bakery chain, has filed for bankruptcy protection, as the fast-casual outlet said it can’t survive on...

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Online Grocery Service JioMart Launches In India
Online Grocery Service JioMart Launches In India
May 25, 2020  |  Delivery

Reliance Industries, aiming to compete in India with Walmart’s Flipkart and Amazon’s delivery services, has launched JioMart as a food delivery service for the country’s...

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Democrats Want Probe Of Possible Uber-Grubhub Merger
Democrats Want Probe Of Possible Uber-Grubhub Merger
May 21, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Min.) wants officials to look into potential antitrust violations involving Uber’s possible acquisition of Grubhub as the two companies remain in discussion. The...

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Grubhub Tells Uber No Deal But Negotiations Still At Play
Grubhub Tells Uber No Deal But Negotiations Still At Play
May 18, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Uber’s Sunday (May 17) acquisition offer of 1.9 of its shares for each Grubhub share is not enough to close a deal, but discussions are...

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Amazon Teams With Food Banks To Deliver Meals To People In Need
Amazon Teams With Food Banks To Deliver Meals To People In Need
April 22, 2020  |  Delivery

Amazon is delivering six million meals to underserved populations that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced. The Seattle eCommerce giant said...

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Feeding The Food Supply Chain: How COVID-19 Is Changing Farming Nationwide
Feeding The Food Supply Chain: How COVID-19 Is Changing Farming Nationwide
April 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As grocery stores are emptying and all kinds of items are flying off the shelves, those responsible for producing the food – the nation’s roughly two...

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