Food delivery

Motional’s AVs to deliver Uber Eats in Santa Monica

Uber Eats customers in Santa Monica, California, will soon be receiving deliveries from autonomous vehicles. Uber is partnering with driverless technology provider Motional to start autonomous delivery of meal kits from select restaurants in Santa Monica early next year.

It is Uber’s first delivery partnership with an autonomous vehicle provider.

“We’re excited to partner with Motional to test a new kind of delivery for Uber Eats consumers in 2022,” said Sarfraz Maredia, vice president and head...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/motionals-avs-to-deliver-uber-eats-in-santa-monica

This NYC food delivery startup is giving power back to restaurants

This food delivery startup is changing the game

It’s no secret that there’s a little bit of animosity between restaurants and food delivery apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub. Restaurants often hemorrhage up to 30% of their off-premise sales as part of the commission the apps charge them, and when places like New York City pushed back, the companies opened their collective coffers and jointly sued. Their actions have even earned them the title of “modern day Mafia” among some restaurateurs, who say that the apps are killing their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/this-nyc-food-delivery-startup-is-giving-power-back-to-restaurants

DoorDash has an automation arm: DoorDash Labs

DoorDash adds a new robotics and automation arm, DoorDash Labs

In the wake of supply chain disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and a host of other factors, companies have learned that technology and logistics are now essential to running a business. Larger companies like Amazon and Walmart have set a new precedent, establishing their own technology and logistics arms to keep up with the rapidly changing world of commerce.

Add DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) to that group. The food delivery platform announced on Thursday a project that it’s kept behind...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doordash-has-an-automation-arm-doordash-labs

GrubMarket secures mouthwatering $200 million Series E raise

Food technology unicorn GrubMarket secures $200 million Series E funding to fix broken food supply chains

Tyson Foods was right –– food supply chains are breaking. In many grocery stores, the shelves are as bare as they were during the early pandemic stockpiling frenzy. At the same time, world food prices hit a 10-year high in October, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index.

The problems within the food supply chain extend from sourcing to delivery and everywhere in between, resulting in shortages and price hikes that are impacting millions of Americans that rely on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/grubmarket-secures-mouthwatering-200-million-series-e-raise

DoorDash adds flexible fulfillment, partners with Dollar General

DoorDash adds flexible fulfillment to its Self-Delivery service, partners with Dollar General to offer same-day delivery

DoorDash has owned headlines this week. The food delivery giant first made a splash when it reported Q3 earnings on Tuesday, which were accompanied by the news of an international expansion with the company’s $8.1 billion acquisition of Finnish food delivery platform Wolt, causing the stock to pop.

But DoorDash’s (NYSE: DASH) big week didn’t stop there, as the company made two more major announcements on Thursday. The first is a major upgrade to its Self-Delivery program, which will now offer fle...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doordash-adds-flexible-fulfillment-partners-with-dollar-general

GrubMarket makes yet another acquisition, but this one is different

GrubMarket acquires Oakwood Transportation to expand food supply chain through logistics and trucking capability

Thirty. That’s the number of acquisitions food tech unicorn GrubMarket has completed since the beginning of 2019, and the company is only picking up the pace. One-third of those acquisitions have taken place since June of this year, an incredible number that’s growing larger by the month.

That includes this month, when GrubMarket announced its 31st acquisition since 2019, buying Oakwood Transportation for an undisclosed amount. At first glance, the purchase might seem like just another addition...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/grubmarket-makes-yet-another-acquisition-but-this-one-is-different

Misfits Market adds 44th and largest state: California

Misfits Market announces California expansion

Misfits Market, the grocery delivery company focused on sustainable sourcing and reducing food waste, has announced its expansion into California, where it will deliver to all ZIP codes in the nation’s most populous state. Misfits Market offers a wide range of food, including produce, meats and seafood and its newly launched dairy category, for up to 40% off grocery store prices.

The move into California comes on the heels of Misfits Market’s $225 million Series C funding, which it acquired in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/misfits-market-adds-44th-and-largest-state-california

A tale of 2 food apps: Uber Eats grows, DoorDash finds new verticals

Uber Eats and DoorDash go different directions in Q3 after earnings releases

There’s nothing quite like having your lunch delivered to your doorstep by Uber Eats — except having your lunch delivered to your doorstep by DoorDash. The two longtime food delivery rivals have been at each other’s throats for years, competing to cement themselves as the primary option for consumers in the U.S. and abroad.

So far, Uber Eats has won the global battle –– it’s available on six continents and is first or second in gross orders in just about every country in which it operates ––...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-tale-of-2-food-apps-uber-eats-grows-doordash-finds-new-verticals

Flytrex will make chicken wings fly in North Carolina

Flytrex drones are coming to Holly Springs

Flytrex, the company that wants to bring drones to your backyard, announced on Tuesday an expansion of its drone delivery service to Holly Springs, North Carolina, a Smart Cities Award winner, where it will fly orders of chicken wings directly to residents’ front and backyards.

In partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the town of Holly Springs and Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG), Flytrex will collaborate with Brinker...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flytrex-will-make-chicken-wings-fly-in-north-carolina

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