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Digital Delivery Platform DoorDash Purchases Caviar, Square's On Demand Delivery Service

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Food delivery platform DoorDash announced that it’s purchasing on demand food and catering delivery service Caviar from third party payment processor Square. The deal is reported to be worth $410 million in cash and stock. Square purchased Caviar in 2014 for $90 million. This acqusition will inrease DoorDash’s delivery infrasture. Doordash will also gain wider market […]

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Fast Food Giant McDonald's McDelivery is Now Available Through DoorDash

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Today, fast food giant McDonald’s announced that it’s partnering with DoorDash. The company hopes to widen the reach of its McDelivery service to customers. McDelivery with DoorDash will start on July 29 with 200 locations in Houston, Texas. McDonald’s will also be added as an ordering option to DoorDash’s monthly subscription service, DashPass. Nearly a million DashPass members pay

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National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Awarded a $4.5 million Grant

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Today it was announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) a $4.5 million grant to launch a new training program for young adults who have been in the justice system and served time. This is the largest grant ever received by the NRAEF. The program is

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E-Commerce Giant Amazon Invests $700 Million to Retrain Workers

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Yesterday e-commerce giant Amazon announced a plan to invest $700+ million over the next 6 years to retrain 100,000 employees of its U.S. workforce. The education will help workers move into more advanced roles across various segments of the company including corporate offices, tech hubs and fulfillment centers. Amazon’s goal is to improve the skills

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Battle of the Giant Fast Food Fried Chicken Titans: McDonald's versus Chick-Fil-A: Chicken Sandwich Edition

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McDonald’s has a chicken sandwich problem, namely Chick-Fil-A’s signature fried chicken sandwich. Yesterday, the board of the National Owners Association (NOA) sent an email to McDonald’s calling for the chain to create a southern style chicken sandwich to compete with Chick-fil-A. NOA was created in 2018 and consists of more than 400 U.S.-based McDonald’s franchisees.

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Kitchens of the Future: Dishcraft's Robotic Dish Cleaning System

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Recently a robotics startup company called Dishcraft announced that they’ve created the first automated dish room. The setup relies on AI, robotics and machine learning to clean. Commercial kitchens deal with high turnover on a regular basis and generally the quickest position to turn over is dishwasher. It’s a hot, strenuous, stressful and repetitive job

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Giant Retailer Walmart's Investing $1.2 Billion in China

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Walmart recently announced that it’s investing 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) in logistics for its business in China. Walmart which has been in China since 1996, is facing growing competition from local rivals and online retailers. Walmart plans to spend the money to boost grocery deliveries. They have also created a plan to build or upgrade distribution

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E-Commerce Giant Amazon's Deal with Digital Delivery Service Deliveroo is On Hold

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Recently we discussed Amazon’s $575 million investment in UK based food delivery startup Deliveroo, how Amazon has struggled in the food service delivery arena and how Amazon Restaurants was shutting down. Speculation by industry watchers was rife that Amazon was going to use Deliveroo to gain a presence and foothold in the digital delivery market. As of this week, UK regulators

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Sandwich Chain Subway's New 'Healthy-ish' Halo Top Milkshakes

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Just in time for summer! Sandwich chain Subway has collaborated with Halo Top creamery to test offering hand blended milkshakes. From July 22 through September 4, about 1,000 participating Subway restaurants in the U.S will offer Halo Top vanilla bean, chocolate, and strawberry milkshakes. Halo Top bills itself as ice cream people can feel good eating. Founded in

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E-Commerce Battle: Promotions from Ebay, Target and Walmart on Amazon Prime Day

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Since 2015, Amazon has celebrated its own holiday with Amazon Prime Day, offering deep discounts and deals to members of Amazon Prime. Amazon has an estimated 100 million Prime members. Last year, Prime Day was a frustrating experience for some customers as the Amazon website was unable to handle the volume of traffic it received.

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