Delivery News & Media
Commodity prices up, stock values down: Spring starts on sour note for most pizza brands
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The first week of spring brought higher prices for all the basic pizza commodities and — aside from Papa John's — lower stock values for the brands monitored…
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Domino's partnering with Xevo to launch in-car ordering on Chrysler, GM cars
March 25, 2019
Domino's Pizza is working with in-vehicle commerce creator, Xevo Inc., to launch AnyWare pizza ordering capabilities, which will be preloaded in Chrysler and…
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5 pizza box brand benefits worth opening up to
by Phil Bagdasarian — President, Packwire
In today's ever-growing landscape of online ordering and home delivery, pizza brands need to play up the prizes inside their pizza boxes more than ever to…
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3 brand leaders on the good, the bad, the ugly of third-party delivery
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Love it or hate it, third-party delivery is likely here to stay. At this week's Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in Louisville, three restaurant…
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Papa John's, DoorDash partner to deliver nationally
March 13, 2019
Papa John's is partnering with DoorDash for delivery and the duo are offering free delivery during St. Patrick's Day weekend (March 15-17) on orders over $1…
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Domino's suffers another down week on NYSE
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Papa John's, Papa Murphy's and Pizza Hut all posted nice gains in value in stock trading last week, while Domino's continued to fizzle for another week.
read nowBlockchain, POS, online ordering services partner in on-demand restaurant biz solution
March 7, 2019
Blockchain tech-based platform, Serve, has joined with online ordering and POS provider, ItsaCheckmate, to create a service that extends the reach of the…
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In trading, March comes 'in like a lion' for Domino's
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In weather lore, March skies that come "in like a lion" are assured to go "out like a lamb," but it remains to be seen whether that same forecasting axiom…
read nowDomino's former delivery driver-turned franchisee opens chain's 16,000th store
March 4, 2019
A Domino's franchisee, who started as a delivery driver with the chain, will open the company's 16,000th store today in Cheektowaga, New York, on Union Road…
read nowPizza Hut, FedEx may begin bot delivery tests this summer
February 27, 2019
Pizza Hut and FedEx are teaming up to "explore" using the delivery company's autonomous delivery device, SameDay Bot, for pizza delivery. The bot will be…
read nowYelp triples Q4 2018 number of bookings over prior year's quarter
February 26, 2019
Yelp said it has experienced significant growth in its use in the last several months, particularly in the number of diners booking at restaurants directly…
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Domino's, Papa John's land in the 'doghouse' with investors last week
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Earnings reports can make a world of difference in any publicly traded pizza brand's value, which Domino's and Papa John's proved last week.
read nowDoorDash will use $400M investment to grow 325% this year
February 22, 2019
DoorDash has raised $400 million toward expansion of the app-based food delivery platform, which a news release said has already grown more than 250 percent…
read nowGlobal food delivery app market to soar nearly 28% by 2023
February 19, 2019
By 2023, the global food delivery mobile app market that was put at $3.78 billion in 2017 should grow to a whopping $16.61 billion in value, which is a…
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Traders give Papa John's, cheese producers most Valentine's Week 'love'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Love -- in the form of investor dollars -- was most plentiful during the last Valentine's Week for one turmoil-embroiled pizza brand, as well as many of the…
read nowBlaze tests bigger pies, delivery, in possible run-up to IPO by 2021
February 15, 2019
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is testing large 14-inch pizzas as part of a campaign to grow its digital delivery and carryout business, a news release said. In fact…
read nowMountain Mike's Pizza adds DoorDash, UberEats, Grubhub to delivery offerings
February 11, 2019
Mountain Mike's Pizza, a family-style pizza chain with 2,000 locations on the U.S. west coast, is partnering with DoorDash, UberEats and Grubhub to offer…
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Foodservice Packaging Institute: Restaurateurs struggle for options to single-use packaging
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
There may never have been a more contentious time for restaurant brands when it comes to their dependence on single-use packaging. Read on for news about what…
read nowDigital ordering to triple by 2020
February 4, 2019
Restaurant digital orders have grown an average of 23 percent, per year since 2013, and will triple by the end of 2020, according to a report from NPD Group.
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Markets poised for trader action after Papa John's investment announcement
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza stocks will be among those to watch in the week ahead after Papa John's announced its $200 million cash infusion from turnaround company, Starboard Value…
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