Yesterday, popular search engine Google rolled out a new feature that iOS and Android users can use in Search, Maps, and Google Assistant to directly order restaurant delivery. The option allows customers to order food delivery without downloading a delivery app on their mobile device, or visiting a delivery platform from their computer. Customers should […]
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DoorDash, the third party food delivery company announced today that it has raised another $600 million during a series G round. This brings the total amount of funding raised by by the company to $2 billion. With the new money, DoorDash is now valued by investors at $12.6 billion. Prior to this funding round,, the company raised
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Not long ago, we discussed how parent company Dine Brands was planning to invest in remodeling and also improving technology at chains IHOP and Applebee’s. Those plans continue, however previous strategies are currently paying off for IHOP. Recently, the restaurant reported five straight quarters of positive sales. Off-premise sales which include take-out, delivery, and drive-through
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Margins for grocery stores have always been thin. However, lately the landscape for US supermarkets has intensified. Digital ordering and home delivery are changing the way people buy their food. More and more, drugstores offer diverse grocery items. Large companies increasingly control the industry, exerting pressure on smaller regional retailers. Southeastern Grocers, the owner of Winn-Dixie
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Restaurants are competing for talent and struggling to retain fast food workers. Previously we reported on McDonald’s recruiting older workers to stem a labor shortage. The US jobless rate is now at a 49 year low. Also, some retailers such as Amazon.com, Walmart and Target are offering higher pay for lower-skilled workers. The effect is that
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E-commerce giant Amazon announced on Friday that it has become a major investor during food delivery company Deliveroo’s latest funding round. The company was able to raise $575 million, bringing the investment total raised to date to $1.53 billion. London based Deliveroo was founded in 2013 and operates in two hundred cities across 14 countries, including locations in the
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Walmart and Target aren’t selling cannabis derived products yet, but they’re preparing for the day when they can. Reportedly bigbox retailers and grocery stores including Walmart, Target and Krogers, have been quietly meeting with makers of CBD infused drinks, candy, lotions and oils. CBD is a nonpsychoactive component of marijuana that doesn’t get you high,
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Sonic, the company that calls itself ‘America’s Drive In’ has announced that it’s testing new technology–an artificial intelligence-powered voice assistant and personalized dynamic menu at select U.S. locations later this year. There are 3,606 Sonic Drive-In restaurants in 45 U.S. states. Menu options include hamburgers, French fries, onion rings, corn dogs, chili dogs and breakfast
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The International Food and Beverage Industry Show will be held on May 18-21, 2019 at McCormick Place convention center near the shore of Lake Michigan, in Chicago, Illinois. The event is put on by the National Restaurant Association (NRA). The National Restaurant Association is the largest food service trade association in the world with a membership of more than
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After almost one year at the heart of lovely Old Town La Verne close to the University of La Verne, Cafe Wang continues to offer delicious Chinese Fusion food. The restaurant is open 7 days a week for lunch, dinner, or happy hour at the bar. Their hours are: Sunday – Thursday 11:00 am-10:00 pm
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