Chipotle beats COVID-19 odds as Q1 digital sales soar

April 21, 2020

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. beat the odds during the first quarter, as the burrito chain withstood the COVID-19 outbreak by closing dining areas and surging…

ATX Hospital Meals teams with nonprofit to expand programs, funding for COVID-19 response

April 21, 2020

Austin-based ATX Hospital Meals, which feeds health-care workers via donations that directly support local restaurants, is partnering with Austin-based…

Peet's coffee now delivering via DoorDash

April 21, 2020

Peet's Coffee, based in Berkeley, California, has tapped DoorDash to allow it to deliver from 142 locations, according to a company press release. The…

Shake Shack cuts jobs as Q1 same-store sales drop

April 17, 2020

Shake Shack Inc. released preliminary first-quarter results showing a 12.8% drop in same-store sales in the quarter, from the year-ago period, as the COVID-1…

Lyft pilots delivery service for food, health supplies amid COVID-19 outbreak

April 16, 2020

Lyft is getting into the food and supply delivery business. Its latest pilot program — Essential Deliveries — allows drivers at the ride-sharing service to…

COVID-19 liability protection for restaurateurs + Edible Brands' new QSR

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Is your brand making the moves now to prevent COVID-19-related liability claims later? Today's podcast features two Messner Reeves LLP attorneys' expert…

Kona Poké delivery-only location opening in Miami

April 13, 2020

Kona Poké is coming to South Florida, opening a delivery-only unit at 155 South West Third St., in the Brickell neighborhood of downtown Miami. Henry Mosom, a…

Dickey's upgrades e-commerce site

April 13, 2020

Dickey's Barbecue Pit has launched a modernized e-commerce site which it said is designed to enhance the user experience. It's fully optimized for mobile users…

Third-party delivery services push back against San Francisco cap

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

April 13, 2020

Several of the top restaurant food delivery services pushed back against a 15% cap on restaurant food delivery fees announced Friday by San Francisco in order…

DoorDash drops commission rate for small restaurant brands

April 10, 2020

In a $100 million effort to help restaurants with fewer than five locations stay afloat during the COVID-19 outbreak, DoorDash is slashing commissions by 50…

Just Salad launches Just Grocery delivery service, meal service

April 9, 2020

Customers can order groceries with their salads at Just Salad in New York City. It's selling fruit, vegetables, bathroom tissue, sparkling water and paper…

Wingstop sees Q1 same-store sales boost despite COVID-related shift

April 7, 2020

Wingstop Inc. released preliminary fiscal first-quarter results showing a boost in same-store business following the switch to takeout and delivery due to the…

Bringg raises $30M to scale delivery platform

April 7, 2020

Bringg, a delivery orchestration platform, has completed a series D funding round led by Viola Growth aimed at helping businesses across verticals keep up with…

Grubhub spending $30M to help independent restaurants

April 2, 2020

Grubhub is spending $30 million to support 100,000 independent restaurants in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a spokesman.

Revention launches order/delivery bundle providing no-contact delivery

March 25, 2020

Revention, a restaurant order management provider, is offering an online ordering and delivery starter bundle, at a reduced price, as restaurants grapple with…

Chipotle, Uber Eats partner to enhance delivery options

March 20, 2020

Chipotle Mexican Grill has added Uber Eats as a delivery partner.

EZ-Chow cuts fees to help restaurants meet carry-out, delivery needs

March 17, 2020

As cities shut down dine-in restaurant options due to the Covid outbreak, the ability to provide takeout or delivery becomes more imperative than ever, which…

DoorDash CEO wants to support restaurants, protect drivers

March 17, 2020

Doordash CEO Tony Xu said the company wants to help restaurants survive the recent closures triggered by COVID-19 by providing them with a package of…

Delivery.com now serving Texas, Colorado, New Mexico

March 17, 2020

Delivery.com, a destination for online ordering, said  Texas ToGo, TuYu Delivery and Pueblo ToGo have joined the its  network. Texas ToGo has expanded to 1…

Restaurants cutting delivery fees to promote social distancing

As restaurants across the United States shutter dine-in locations and switch to carry-out and delivery-only options, many fast casuals are discounting or…