Tag: delivery

Chains

Papa John’s Is Expanding Its DoorDash Partnership

5 years ago

It's telling when even the pizza chains — the one sector of the industry that had a leg up on delivery long before the third-party services arrived on the scene — are turning towards Grubhub, Postmates, and DoorDash to help out with off-premise sales and logistics.

Tech

Smaller Restaurants Grapple With the Burden of Delivery Service Fees

5 years ago

Independents and mid-sized chains are very reliant on delivery companies, as they are too small to launch delivery channels of their own, and a failure to offer the channel would result in large amounts of missed revenue and new customers.

Chains

Wingstop Adds More Stores But It Really Needs Name Recognition

5 years ago

All is well at Wingstop, even if it is a relatively unknown brand. The company plans to change its low profile — and the new strategy just might work.

Tech

Uber Eats Looking to Offload India Delivery Business

5 years ago

This isn't the only international market that Uber Eats is giving up on, and it's no coincidence that the retreat comes as Uber prepares to go public later this year.

Tech

DoorDash Closes $400 Million Funding Round

5 years ago

The company is now valued at a head-spinning $7.1 billion, up from $1.4 billion less than a year ago.

Tech

Chinese Ghost Kitchen Startup Secures $50 Million in Funding

5 years ago

Want a roadmap to how the virtual kitchen industry will shape up in the U.S. over the next few years? Look no further.

Chains

IHOP’s Burger Stunt Led to Its Best Sales Year Since 2015

5 years ago

Increased foot traffic and off-premise sales were other factors behind the brand's resurgence last year. But hats off to IHOP's marketing team.

Chains

The Cheesecake Factory Is Making the Most of Its Delivery Partnership

5 years ago

In the land of exclusive chain partnerships, The Cheesecake Factory's relationship with DoorDash is one that it feels very comfortable bragging about.

Chains

Blaze Pizza Gets Ready For an IPO by Taking on Domino’s and Pizza Hut

5 years ago

Blaze Pizza's IPO is not expected for another two years, which is a good thing if the company feels compelled to take on international chains at the their own game –– value meals.

Chains

Denny’s Growth Is Tied to Modernizing its Stores

5 years ago

There is a lot of truth to the notion that franchisees can run stores better than companies. Denny's, similar to its market competitors, is now banking on this strategy for future growth.

Chains

Grubhub Will Now Power Pizza Hut Delivery

5 years ago

This move makes sense for Pizza Hut, solely because Grubhub already operates the off-premise businesses of sister chains Taco Bell and KFC. So what if its industry pizza rivals with proprietary delivery make fun of it?

Tech

DoorDash Is Negotiating a $500 Million Funding Round

5 years ago

When Postmates confidentially filed for an IPO last week, we knew it was only a matter of time before rival DoorDash would try to shout louder with bigger news. In this case, nothing's confirmed, but DoorDash is looking at closing a round of funding that could push the company passed a $6 billion valuation.