Tiger Global Management invests in digital ordering platform Olo
$18M investment to fuel growth, reward long-term Olo team members Tiger Global Management, LLC has invested in Olo, an ondemand food ordering platform for digital ordering and delivery, in the amount of $18M. The common-equity-based deal provides liquidity […]
Is voice technology the future of ordering food from restaurants?
QA with Michael Atkinson of Orderscape The process of ordering takeout & delivery isn’t something that many consumers would necessarily dissect as part of their dining experience. In fact, most are so used to just […]
DoorDash announces food delivery in all 50 states
DoorDash has expanded to new markets, marking a milestone: It is now serving all 50 states in the U.S., according to a company announcement January 16. Already one of the […]
DoorDash, Cruise test autonomous food delivery in new partnership
DoorDash, Cruise to test self-driving delivery at restaurants, grocers Through a new partnership, Cruise and DoorDash will be testing autonomous deliveries in San Francisco. According to a joint announcement by […]
Lavu and Dining Alliance enter into joint marketing collaboration
Lavu, a mobile POS (point-of-sale) company, and Dining Alliance, a group purchasing organization, have entered into a joint marketing agreement. Through the collaboration, Lavu will jointly market its mobile POS […]
Robots, cannabis, sour, meal kits: restaurant trends of 2019
While some of these trends are continuations of factors that are already playing a large role in the contemporary hospitality market and others are more speculative, Baum and Whiteman’s 2019 trend report highlights 13 trends...automated pizza and burger production machines, as well as a robotic barista, upscale fast casual, cannabis and synthetic meat are trends to watch in 2019.
Restaurant chains tap big data for growth, customer engagement
Restaurant big data has a myriad of uses that gives marketers the upper hand Big data is making a significant impact on decisions made in the restaurant industry. A saturation […]
Pincho Factory launches multi-pronged delivery program, online ordering service
Latin street-food chain Pincho Factory announced a partnership with Uber Eats, Postmates, DoorDash, and digital ordering platform Olo to bring delivery service to all of its locations this fall. The […]