Tag: doordash

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

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.

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.

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.

Tech

Just Eat Urged to Seek Merger With a Rival

5 years ago

Activist investor Cat Rock is growing more impatient by the day with Just Eat's lack of a CEO appointment. Somewhere Yelp is reading this understanding the UK company's pain.

Chains

Chipotle Says It Has Built a Profitable Delivery Business

5 years ago

Chipotle's integrated partnership with DoorDash and the extra investment in building out in-store delivery efficiencies has been paying off well for the chain. Plus, it doesn't hurt that burritos are the perfect delivery food.

Chains

Restaurant Megatrends 2019: Forget Main Street, It’s the Year of the Suburb

5 years ago

As they race to dominate in the market, third party delivery companies are targeting large, suburban markets to fuel expansion. National chain partnerships boosted these efforts in 2018 and will continue to drive growth in 2019.

Chains

Chipotle Is Staying Away From Limited Time Offers

5 years ago

The Mexican fast casual chain is instead focused on marketing, specifically advertising more during sports games.

Tech

DoorDash to Test Food Delivery by Autonomous Car

5 years ago

The restaurant industry, much like the auto industry, is still a few years away from fully capitalizing on self-driving car technology. So don't expect food to show up at your doorstep without human aid anytime soon.

Tech

Amazon Restaurants Still Lags Far Behind U.S. Delivery Rivals

5 years ago

The tech giant's restaurant business arm hasn't grown very much, perhaps by design, but an acquisition or two can change that.