#food-delivery

#food-delivery

Danny Meyer's shuttered Maialino is finally coming back. After closing back at the beginning of the pandemic and a 10-month wine bar pop-up stint, the Roman restaurant is reopening in Gramercy Park at 67 Irving Place, near East 18th Street, in 2027. Maialino opened under Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group in 2009 inside the Gramercy Park Hotel, becoming known for its ricotta pancakes and cacio e pepe.

Newham Council wants the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, to develop a "food delivery charter" that companies would have to sign up to. This would compel them to provide riders with guidance and help to ensure their bikes are legally compliant and roadworthy. Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat say they require their riders to use roadworthy and legal vehicles, and they would welcome the chance to work more closely with London's fire and transport authorities. The mayor said he was considering extending current guidance.

Britain has taken the global food crown in Deliveroo's much-anticipated 2025 "Deliveroo 100 Report", which charts the most popular and fastest-rising delivery trends across nine countries. London's Papo's Bagels topped the global list with its "Classic" smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel - the world's number one order on Deliveroo this year - leading a record 16 UK dishes that made the global rankings.

Startup founders aren't known for their culinary skills. Bill Gates said he "never really learned how to cook." Sam Altman apparently sears using the wrong olive oil. Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta founded his company after looking at a refrigerator only stocked with hot sauce. Nowadays, amid the AI boom and a grind-forward culture of " locking in," many startup founders don't cook at all. Why break your 12-hour coding sprint to grill a burger?

The intense rivalry among the three tech giants has showered Chinese consumers with dirt-cheap indulgences - bubble tea and lattes for as little as 1 Chinese yuan, or $0.14, and meals dropped at their door in under 30 minutes. It's not just food. As growth in China's traditional e-commerce slows, companies are racing into the new fast-delivery segment. "It can be flowers, it can be medications, it can be toiletries," Jason Yu, the managing director for Greater China at consumer insights company Kantar Worldpanel, told Business Insider.

DoorDash has called the proposal "extreme" and said it "puts delivery and the benefits it brings at risk." And "when app lobbyists talk, many Council members pay close attention," writes The City's Claudia Irizarry Aponte.

"Bikes make the most sense" as they allow faster delivery by bypassing congestion, said Cyndi Gilbert, a board member at Bike Brigade, whereas using a car poses additional challenges including parking.

As we thought about our legacy Blue Apron offering, we felt that it was a bit too inflexible for what our customers were needing, and also not offering quite enough convenience.

Rapido has started beta testing its food delivery service in Bengaluru to compete with market leaders Swiggy and Zomato, offering lower-priced options with a fixed fee model.

Chowdeck, a Lagos-based food delivery startup that has stayed profitable in a notoriously tough and low-margin market, has raised $9 million in Series A funding to launch a quick commerce strategy and expand into more cities in Nigeria and Ghana.

Yum China posted rising revenues and profits for the most recent quarter, growing even as Chinese consumption continues to be sluggish and as Trump's trade war shakes up global economies.

Optimus will soon be getting a job at the Supercharger Diner in Los Angeles, where it will serve as a food runner, bringing orders to cars.

A restaurant in Sikar, Rajasthan, had an AI-generated dish description stating, 'Small, itchy, blister-like bumps caused by the varicella-zoster virus,' instead of 'Chicken Pops.' This bizarre output demonstrates AI's current limitations in accurately interpreting food descriptors.

The UK’s three largest food delivery firms have committed to using advanced security measures, including facial verification, to combat illegal working and protect legal workers.

Cool and wet weather made for a challenging May in hospitality, but deliveries have provided a brighter spot for restaurants. Nevertheless, growth of 1.8% is not enough to keep pace with inflation.

The increased demand for food delivery services post-COVID-19 has led to a shift from home cooking to a reliance on meal delivery platforms.

"Wonder has partnered with over 20 award-winning chefs and restaurants to replicate dishes that are cooked to order, allowing for a unique food delivery experience."

Graeter's has maintained the same ice cream production technique since 1870, emphasizing tradition and quality in every scoop.

However, we recently noticed that our spending had gotten extreme. At the beginning of the year, we were ordering dinner to be delivered several days a week.

In the United States, McDonald's is easily accessible through popular delivery apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub, among others.

"People are tired of paying fees across all of these marketplaces," Lawrie told BI.

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Açai, Por Favor stands out as the number one brunch spot according to DoorDash's analysis of data from the previous year’s Saturday and Sunday breakfast orders.

Despite Deliveroo's shares languishing below their flotation price, a potential takeover by DoorDash could see CEO Will Shu gain over £172 million.

Instead of competing through innovation, Uber has resorted to litigation, indicating a shift away from healthy market competition.