Third-Party food delivery is a growing and competitive business. Millions of dollars have been invested into building national third party delivery platforms for both restaurants and grocery stores. These businesses have undergone some consolidation, but they are a vital part of the delivery ecosystem.
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DoorDash opens another ghost kitchen in NY
DoorDash has opened another ghost kitchen in New York City. The company's first ghost kitchen opened two years ago in Redwood City, Calif. The project is being done in cooperation with Nimbus, a New York City-based shared kitchen. The ghost kitchen will be producing...
DoorDash the king of third-party delivery
A recent analysis by banklesstimes.com found that DoorDash has started to dominate the third-party food delivery market. The organization found that DoorDash controls 53% of the third-party delivery market. That is up from 16% in 2018. The other two major third-party...
Wix, DoorDash partner on white label delivery
Web development platform Wix has partnered with DoorDash to offer white label delivery. The integration provides restaurant owners access to DoorDash's delivery fleet and an economical way to offer delivery. Wix has made a concerted effort over the last several years...
DoorDash delivering food to needy in Penn.
DoorDash has partnered with local hunger organizations in Pennsylvania to deliver food boxes to the elderly. The initiative is designed to remove barriers and increase enrollment in the underutilized Pennsylvania Senior Food Box Program, which provides meal deliveries...
Instacart offers one-hour delivery at Dollar Tree
Speed continues to be the name of the game in grocery delivery. Instacart and Dollar Tree are working together to offer one-hour delivery at locations across the country. "When it comes to major household expenses, we know every dollar counts," said Instacart...
Grubhub now integrates with POS
Restaurants can now integrate Grubhub into their point of sale system through a partnership with Deliverect. "As Grubhub is a leading third-party delivery organization, we're excited to be able to enable this integration for our customers," Deliverect CEO Zhong Xu...
DoorDash expands food prep. operation
DoodDash is continuing to expand beyond restaurant delivery and is now offering restaurants access to a full-service kitchen in California. In 2019, DoorDash launched DoorDash Kitchens in Redwood City, CA, a commissary where restaurants could prepare food and have a...
Lunchbox buys delivery platform Spread
Online ordering company Lunchbox has acquired New York delivery service Spread. The goal is to create a low-fee delivery service that competes with DoorDash, GrubHub and Uber Eats. Launched in 2020, Spread started as a way for restaurants to text deals to customers....
Uber goes all in on grocery delivery
Like DoorDash, Uber Technologies is diving headfirst into grocery delivery. The company is buying 100% of the Latin American grocery delivery service Cornershop and is expanding grocery delivery to 400 cities across the country through a partnership with Albertsons....