delivery

DoorDash confirms data breach

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 26, 2019

The online food ordering company says about 4.9 million customers and merchants have been affected by the hack.

Outback, Carrabba’s switch to a hybrid delivery setup

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 25, 2019

Parent Bloomin’ Brands is partnering with DoorDash, an arrangement that will also add lunch delivery from Bonefish Grill.

Consumer Trends

Millennials crave off-premise? Not as much as boomers

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 23, 2019

A new study shows that the older generation has the strongest pent-up demand for delivery and takeout.

Technology

Is your POS system delivery ready?

Sponsored content from our partner PDQ POS on Sep. 20, 2019

PDQ POS is able to assign, track and measure delivery services—down to the sales generated on a given day by each driver—so that the customer knows exactly how drivers are performing, at which time of day and on what delivery routes.

Financing

Kitchen United finds a friendlier real estate market

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 20, 2019

The virtual kitchen company sees much faster growth thanks to its latest investment.

Technology

Benefits of managing and integrating delivery into existing restaurant operations

Sponsored content from our partner PDQ POS on Sep. 20, 2019

One way to circumvent the margin loss from online ordering and delivery is to use a provider like PDQ POS, which offers PDQ Online Ordering (OO), a native, built-in online-ordering platform that can be used standalone or in concert with any third party service.

Financing

A noted short seller bets against Grubhub

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 20, 2019

Investor Jim Chanos says that delivery margins are weak and may only get worse as costs rise and fees shrink, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Marketing

Cracker Barrel airs its plans as a 3-concept company

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 17, 2019

Its namesake brand will focus intently on dinner, a bid to build on the success of a new chicken line, while the parent operation tweaks Holler & Dash and works with Punch Bowl Social.

Marketing