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Dec 9, 2024 | 
foodondemand.com | Bernadette Heier |Third-Party Delivery
Toast announced on Thursday that it is expanding its partnership with Uber by making Uber Eats Direct the primary white-label delivery option for businesses using Toast’s services. As part of this change, Toast is shifting away from its previous default partner, DoorDash Drive, however, businesses will still have the option to continue using DoorDash Drive if they prefer.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
foodondemand.com | Bernadette Heier |Third-Party Delivery
We’ve all experienced that moment in a new city, unsure of what to order or just scrolling delivery apps at home, eager to try something different. To help with this, Uber Eats is adding a social twist to food delivery, allowing users to create and share lists of their favorite restaurants and dishes. This new feature is being rolled out in New York City and Chicago, with plans to expand to additional cities.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
foodondemand.com | Bernadette Heier |Third-Party Delivery
Grubhub and Amazon are working together to simplify deliveries to access-restricted residential buildings and gated communities. Grubhub couriers can use Amazon Key’s 1-Click Access tech to gain authorized entry to common areas without coordinating with staff or residents. Only the Grubhub driver assigned to a specific delivery can access the building’s common area, and their access to that area is time-limited.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
foodondemand.com | Bernadette Heier |Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash recently released findings exploring how online grocery is making a big difference for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients in the U.S. According to a survey of over 2,400 SNAP recipients, 78 percent prefer using their benefits for grocery delivery instead of shopping in-store.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
foodondemand.com | Bernadette Heier |Third-Party Delivery
HungryPanda, an Asian food delivery platform, just snagged $55 million in funding, led by Mars Growth Capital. This will help the company ramp up its presence in the U.S. and explore options to serve more diverse communities across North America. Launched in 2017, HungryPanda quickly made a name for itself, now operating in over 80 cities across 10 countries. The platform caters to over 6.5 million users and is partnered with over 100,000 restaurants.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
foodondemand.com | Bernadette Heier |Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash has rolled out a new feature that lets restaurants create their own mobile apps for ordering. The delivery company announced it can help restaurants create branded, customizable apps with orders going straight to their POS systems. Dashers fulfil delivery orders, while pickup orders can be grabbed in-store. Plus, the app can integrate the restaurant’s loyalty programs and send out push notifications and promotions.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
foodondemand.com | Bernadette Heier |Third-Party Delivery
Amazon continues to make plays that aim to be consumers’ one-stop shop for seemingly everything. It’s now bolstering its grocery delivery service, with a new product line to attract shoppers seeking value over brand names. The e-commerce giant launched Amazon Saver, which it calls a “no-frills, a private-label line” offering items under $5. Products include pantry staples like crackers, ham and canned condiments. Plans are to offer over 100 products in the coming months.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
foodondemand.com | Nancy Luna |Third-Party Delivery
While competitors like Starship and Serve Robotics have gained national attention for using their autonomous bots to deliver 7-Eleven Slurpees, Shake Shack burgers and college meals, robot startup Coco has been quietly operating under the radar. Under CEO and cofounder Zach Rash, Coco has been modifying for the last few years its human-operated robots to meet the demands of urban delivery, where sidewalk bots must navigate multiple obstacles.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
foodondemand.com | Bernadette Heier |Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash is addressing delivery fraud with a new set of measures. A spokesperson for the third-party delivery giant told Food On Demand that while not super common, “the unfortunate fact is that there are people who falsely claim that they didn’t receive their food in order to get a refund.”To counter this issue, DoorDash announced last week that it will require some customers to provide a four-digit code upon receiving their order.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
foodondemand.com | Bernadette Heier |Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash has announced a new perk for its DashPass members: access to Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service. This move is part of a growing trend where online delivery platforms are bundling services in response to consumer demand for value and cost savings amid ongoing inflation. Last year, Instacart partnered with NBCUniversal’s Peacock to provide its U.S. subscribers free access to the streaming service.
