Delivery: Page 24


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    Seattle caps delivery fees at 15% in emergency order

    The city's cap became effective Friday and will remain in place until restaurants can reopen their dining rooms. New York City is also considering a 10% cap. 

    By Alicia Kelso • Updated April 28, 2020
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    The image by Tony Webster/Flickr is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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    Takeout sales outpacing delivery amid coronavirus, data shows

    Upserve found that while delivery made up 32% of sales in February through its online ordering platform, it represents just 14% of transactions as of April 20, suggesting an uptick of restaurants going online without third-party partners. 

    By Lauren Manning • April 23, 2020
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    Chipotle grows digital sales 81% in Q1 despite coronavirus

    The fast casual chain's online sales reached its highest quarterly level at $372 million in Q1, representing over 26% of overall sales.

    By April 22, 2020
  • All Together Now owner Erin Weber at her restaurant's pickup window during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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    Chicago hybrid restaurant offers a side of humor with 'social distance goods'

    All Together Now altered its operations to provide a variety of pandemic provisions, including nightly dinners, small bites and its popular wine and cheese pairings for delivery and pickup.

    By April 20, 2020
  • San Francisco caps food delivery commissions at 15%

    An emergency order from Mayor London Breed makes San Francisco the first city to set limits on what third-party delivery platforms can charge restaurants. 

    By Alicia Kelso • April 14, 2020
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    Permission granted by Roberto Copa Matos, co-owner of COPA restaurant, by Upserve
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    How to transition your restaurant to online ordering during COVID-19

    What restaurants need to know about pivoting to a takeout-only business model during the coronavirus pandemic.

    April 14, 2020
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    DoorDash
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    DoorDash cuts commissions by 50% for local restaurants

    More than 150,000 restaurants with less than five locations in the U.S., Australia and Canada will benefit from the reduction through the end of May.

    By Alicia Kelso • April 13, 2020
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    Julie Littman
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    Tripadvisor adds delivery/takeout, gift card information to restaurant listings

    The platform has launched a new feature that allows diners and travelers to buy gift cards to their favorite restaurants directly from its website. 

    By Alicia Kelso • April 8, 2020
  • Google Maps adds delivery, takeout filters to boost restaurant traffic

    The feature directs users to a restaurant's website to help cut down on commission fees from third-party delivery partners.

    By Lauren Manning • April 7, 2020
  • Shake Shack moves into meal kits as sales sharply decline

    The burger chain partnered with Goldbelly, a gourmet food delivery service, to launch a cook-at-home burger kit nationwide. They cost $49 for an eight-pack.   

    By Alicia Kelso • April 6, 2020
  • Restaurant delivery platforms turn to grocery

    Uber Eats has teamed up with Carrefour in France for 30-minute grocery delivery, while DoorDash has added convenience stores like 7-Eleven and Wawa.

    By Jessica Dumont • April 2, 2020
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    "Papa John's" by Mr. Blue MauMau is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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    April was Papa John's strongest month in its 35-year history

    Comp sales rose 27% during the month, with 10% of that growth likely due to the impact of COVID-19 and more people staying at home.

    By Updated May 7, 2020
  • Postmates couriers are employees, New York appeals court finds

    Laws generally are evolving to make it more difficult for companies to establish gig worker status — a change many businesses, especially food delivery companies, are fighting.

    By Jennifer Carsen , March 31, 2020
  • 101 North in Westlake Village, California, offering curbside pickup during coronavirus outbreak
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    Curbside service and cocktails: How a full-service restaurant is staying open during coronavirus

    Southern California restaurant 101 North has turned to curbside pickup, delivery, cocktail kits and selling items from its kitchen to maintain revenue while its dining room is closed.

    By March 24, 2020
  • Coronavirus grows delivery platforms' restaurant partner networks

    Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney told MarketWatch that his company is getting 10 to 15 more restaurant leads as many have been forced to pivot to delivery following state-mandated dine-in closures.

    By Alicia Kelso • March 23, 2020
  • Darden's Q3 results hint at dismal future for casual dining

    Same-store sales dropped more than 21% for the week ending March 15 across its brands, with same-store sales declining 60% this week. 

    By Alicia Kelso • March 20, 2020
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    Domino's, Papa John's ramp up hiring amid slew of industry layoffs

    Domino's plans to hire 10,000 while Papa John's wants to hire 20,000 and Pizza Hut is looking to add 30,000 following increased demand for pizza delivery during the coronavirus outbreak. 

    By Updated March 23, 2020
  • Chuck E. Cheese closes dine-in, offers in-home birthday packages

    While still offering off-premise dining, the birthday-focused restaurant is making its dance-party-themed videos and rewards available online and selling family packs with cake, pizza and goodie bags during COVID-19 closures.

    By Lauren Manning • March 17, 2020
  • McDonald's suspends dine-in operations at corporate stores

    The fast food chain is encouraging franchisees to do the same and shift to drive-thru, takeout and delivery as COVID-19 continues to spread. 

    By March 17, 2020
  • Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago, Feb. 2020
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    Starbucks, Chick-fil-A lead charge in shift to off-premise only operations nationwide

    Sweetgreen also eliminated dine-in seating, while Taco Bell has closed dining rooms in its company-operated stores as chains rapidly shift operations in response to COVID-19.

    By Updated March 16, 2020
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    Chipotle offers free delivery, tamper-proof packaging in response to COVID-19

    Customers will also be able to leave special instructions for delivery to limit contact.  

    By March 13, 2020
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    Postmates will cover coronavirus medical costs for delivery fleet

    The delivery platform will also let restaurants in San Francisco partner with it at no cost as foot traffic declines, giving small businesses an opportunity to protect profits as the virus spreads.

    By March 11, 2020
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    Food delivery app downloads are decreasing

    Since May 2019, monthly active users of the largest foodservice delivery companies have dropped by more than 13%, according to data from Apptopia. 

    By Alicia Kelso • March 10, 2020
  • Postmates adds non-contact delivery option as coronavirus spreads

    Customers can now request to have their food orders left at the door, a move that could help the platform capture more diner spending as U.S. companies urge employees to work from home.

    By Alicia Kelso • March 9, 2020
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    Park, Rachel. (2017). [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://unsplash.com/photos/hrlvr2ZlUNk.
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    Deep Dive

    2020 is the year of the breakfast wars

    Chains like Wendy's, McDonald's, Dunkin', Starbucks and Panera have expanded menu offerings for breakfast to capture growing demand for the daypart.

    By March 9, 2020