Focus Brands gets in the delivery game

Starting next week, Focus Brands will introduce delivery services for all of its brands, including Moe's Southwest Grill, McAlister's Deli, Carvel, Cinnabon, Auntie Anne's and Schlotzsky's.

The Atlanta-based company has partnered with Postmates, promising to deliver orders to customers in under an hour, CNNMoney reports. Its delivery service applies to 34 locations in select markets, including Atlanta, Austin, New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland, Ore.

Focus Brands is not the first restaurant company to team up with Postmates in recent memory. Chipotle and McDonald’s both launched partnerships with the third-party courier service earlier this year, while Taco Bell made its delivery debut using a similar startup, DoorDash. 

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