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Ghost kitchens accepted into college

Chartwells adding ghost kitchens to college campuses

Ghost kitchens have become the default way to profitability for many restaurants that faced extinction because of COVID-19 restrictions on in-person dining. They drew in both established restaurants as well as a bevy of startups looking to capture the hot meal delivery market.

On college campuses, many dining halls do not allow students to leave the facility with food. That could be changing as Chartwells, one of the largest operators of college campus dining halls, is rolling out ghost kitchens...

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Need a Girl Scout Cookie fix? Grubhub now delivering iconic treats

Grubhub to deliver Girl Scout cookies

The first few months of each new year brings with it a habit that millions of Americans indulge in: Girl Scout Cookies. COVID-19 impacted cookie sales in 2020, canceling booths and in-person sales for thousands of troops, but Girl Scouts USA (GSUSA) has found a willing partner to help ensure 2021’s sales can go on as planned — albeit in a slightly different manner.

Grubhub will lend its ordering and delivery platform to GSUSA for local troops to fulfill cookie orders for consumers in a safe and...

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Grubhub, FCA enable food ordering from your dash

Grubhub enables in-vehicle ordering

Easy, contactless food ordering is becoming even simpler for Fiat Chrysler Automobile (NYSE: FCAU) vehicle owners. Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is leveraging Xevo technology to allow owners of 2019 and 2020 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram brand vehicles to place food orders through the Uconnect Market on their in-vehicle touch screens.

“In-car technology and connected services are growing exponentially in the automotive industry and we have challenged ourselves to stay ahead of the curve with our powerful...

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Uber buys food delivery startup Postmates for $2.65 billion

Uber to buy Postmates for $2.65 billion in an all-stock deal (Photo: Uber & Postmates)

Ride-hailing giant Uber has agreed to an acquisition of on-demand food delivery company Postmates in a deal estimated to be worth $2.65 billion, as reported by Bloomberg early on Monday, July 6. The acquisition will be an all-stock buyout, with Uber Eats head Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty expected to continue running the delivery business of both Uber and Postmates. 

Ever since Dara Khosrowshahi took over as the CEO of Uber, the company has looked at aggressively expanding its presence across related...

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Today’s Pickup: Gartner releases annual Supply Chain Top 25

Gartner 25

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Gartner, Inc. released the results from its annual Supply Chain Top 25, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices.

Cisco Systems scored the top spot in the ranking, followed by Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson, Schneider Electric and Nestlé. Six new companies joined this year’s list – Lenovo, AbbVie, British American Tobacco, Reckitt Benckiser, Biogen and Kimberly-Clark.

Three key trends stand out this year for the companies that made the list, Gartner...

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