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Uber, United Nations join forces to deliver food in war-torn Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has pummeled global supply chains, limiting the country’s ability to export key natural resources like silver — and import crucial supplies like food.
To combat the growing food insecurity in war-torn Ukraine, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has turned to an unlikely source.
This week, WFP released a joint statement with mobility and delivery powerhouse Uber (NYSE: UBER), announcing that the technology company is lending a custom-built version of its platform to the...
Want a New York pizza in LA? Uber Eats delivers — for free
Uber Eats is in it for the long haul.
The third-party food delivery platform on Tuesday launched a service that will deliver food from restaurants in New York City, Los Angeles and Miami to customers anywhere in the lower 48 states — for free. The new offering, Nationwide shipping, will use FedEx carrier services.
In-app screenshots of the new service that were obtained by Modern Shipper show the Nationwide shipping option appearing on the Uber Eats (NYSE: UBER) homepage. From there, the ordering...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/want-a-new-york-pizza-in-la-uber-eats-delivers-for-free
Cartwheel partners with Square to offer restaurants new delivery options
On-demand delivery platform Cartwheel has struck a series of deals in the last few weeks giving it added scale and creating a viable alternative to restaurants that may be looking for delivery partners.
The latest deals are with payments provider Square and the The Restaurant Marketing and Delivery Association (RMDA). Combined the two agreements will enable restaurants to leverage Cartwheel’s platform for delivery services.
“A great delivery experience is essential to earn a consumer’s repeat...
Just Eat Takeaway could lose billions on Grubhub sale
Just Eat Takeaway is having a fire sale, and it could get burned in the process.
According to a report from the U.K.’s Sunday Times, the multinational food giant has slashed its asking price for Grubhub, which it acquired less than a year ago for $7.3 billion, by nearly $6 billion as it looks to attract a buyer. Just Eat Takeaway (OCTUS: JTKWY) has been considering selling the third-party food delivery app since April.
Multiple unnamed sources told The Times that Grubhub could sell for as little...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/just-eat-takeaway-could-lose-billions-on-grubhub-sale
A sub above? Jersey Mike’s partners with drone delivery provider Flytrex
Jersey Mike’s is taking its motto quite literally. The sandwich chain, which brands itself as “A Sub Above,” on Thursday announced a partnership with Israeli drone delivery provider Flytrex to deliver subs through the sky to customers in Holly Springs, North Carolina. Customers will be able to have Jersey Mike’s orders airdropped directly into their backyards within five minutes.
The new partnership adds to Flytrex’s presence in North Carolina, where it delivers everything from groceries to chick...
Drone delivery is giving stadium food a lift
If you’re anything like me, then your favorite part of going to a baseball game is grabbing stadium food during the seventh-inning stretch. Sure, the game is great, but it’s tough to compete with bratwurst. The only problem is that the line to get food is often longer than the line to get into the stadium in the first place. But there’s a solution on the horizon — literally.
For the first time in their brief history, drones are delivering food to a sports arena. Through a collaboration between...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drone-delivery-is-giving-stadium-food-a-lift
DoorDash is still dominating the food delivery wars
DoorDash continues to dominate food and convenience delivery. Despite major investments in expanding the business into categories like grocery and alcohol, as well as into new countries, the third-party delivery app’s revenue continued to grow as it posted all-time highs in marketplace gross order value (GOV), monthly active users (MAUs), average order frequency and users of DashPass, its delivery subscription offering.
Shares of DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) were up around 7% in early post-market...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doordash-is-still-dominating-the-food-delivery-wars
Honeymoon’s over: Just Eat Takeaway considers selling Grubhub
One year appears to be all that Just Eat Takeaway could handle in the U.S. market. The German delivery company acquired U.S-based Grubhub last summer for $7.3 billion but now it is exploring a potential sale of Grubhub less than a year later.
“The management board confirms its alignment with shareholders in wanting to both create and realize value from the company’s highly attractive portfolio of assets. As such, management is currently, together with its advisers, actively exploring the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/honeymoons-over-just-eat-takeaway-considers-selling-grubhub
DoorDash to deliver for customers of food tech startup eGrowcery
Food delivery apps are hungry. After building themselves up as the go-to options for restaurant delivery, brands like Uber Eats and Grubhub are now looking to grocery as the next delivery frontier.
Uber Eats (NYSE: UBER) kicked off its campaign last June through a partnership with Albertsons Cos. that brought same-day grocery delivery to 400 U.S. cities, while Grubhub (OCTUS: JTKWY) started its own grocery vertical in February via partnerships with 7-Eleven and ultrafast delivery startup Buyk.
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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doordash-to-deliver-for-customers-of-food-tech-startup-egrowcery