Ola shuts used car business Ola Cars, winds up quick commerce platform Ola Dash
Ola shuts used car business Ola Cars, winds up quick commerce platform Ola Dash Ride-hailing platform Ola has shut down its used vehicle...
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How CRISPR rice could help tackle climate change
Using gene-editing technology CRISPR, a group of researchers aims to develop crops that can help in the fight against climate change. The effort to...
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Taco Bell opens its first ‘Defy’ restaurant that prioritizes ordering via app
The first Taco Bell Defy location opened on Tuesday, June 7th. Its bank-like design is supposed to speed up the drive-thru process for delivery...
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Uber launches robot-assisted food delivery service in two US cities
According to Uber, the sidewalk robots are provided by Serve Robotics, a spin-off of delivery company Postmates, which Uber acquired in 2020. ...
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Fruit stickers are the scourge of the compost pile
Produce stickers are the bane of many home gardeners. Despite calls to make them compostable, the stickers remain a persistent annoyance to the...
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After Zomato, Ola pilots 10-minute food delivery service in India; Swiggy in line too
Ola has piloted 10-minute food delivery service in Bengaluru. Here is everything we know about the company's plans so far. Ola has...
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DoorDash adds cheaper subscription tier for takeaway-hungry students
Food delivery platform DoorDash is adding a new cheaper subscription tier aimed at students called DashPass for Students. It costs $4.99 a month,...
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Zomato, Swiggy face outage in cities all over India: Check details
The Zomato, Swiggy outage has affected users in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Reports are also coming in from smaller...
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Data leak from Russian delivery app shows dining habits of the secret police
A data leak from Russian food delivery service Yandex Food has revealed the names, phone numbers, delivery addresses, and delivery instructions of...
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Zomato announces 10-minute delivery: Check how fresh food may get delivered in 10 minutes
Zomato claims that prices for customers will get significantly reduced. The income for restaurant partners and delivery partners will remain the same...
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Amazon opens first Whole Foods equipped with cashierless technology
Amazon has brought its cashierless Just Walk Out technology to a Whole Foods store for the first time. The revamped store opened on February 23rd in ...
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Master Chief’s chili recipe needs a day one patch
Master Chief’s voice actor posted a recipe called "Master Chief Chili." It’s missing some notable ingredients, but we couldn’t knock...
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We’re talking about Taco Bell’s new subscription service
Taco Bell’s new Taco Lover’s Pass lets you pay $10 and get a taco a day for a month. Just like the number of tacos some people are about to eat,...
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Apple investigates Indian iPhone plant after workers strike following mass food poisoning
Apple has sent independent auditors to investigate an iPhone plant in India after poor working and living conditions at the facility prompted a...
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Your Zomato, Swiggy orders likely to get expensive from tomorrow: Here’s all you need to know
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that food delivery platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato will need to pay GST on behalf of their partner...
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Ola, Uber rides to online food delivery: New GST rule to bring these changes from Jan 1
As per the rule, all online auto and taxi services will become taxable effective from January 1, 2022, at 5 percent. Additionally, all food delivery...
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Another fiasco for Foxconn as IT department conducts raids at Chennai factory: Report
IT raids are said to be underway at the Foxconn manufacturing unit in Sunguvarchatram, Chennai, the company was recently under the radar following...
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Foxconn India workers protest after over 150 staffers hospitalised for food poisoning
The protest follows a food poisoning incident at Foxconn's Sriperumbudur production unit, where over 150 workers were hospitalised. ...
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TikTok Kitchens will bring viral culinary creations to fans
TikTok is partnering with Virtual Dining Concepts to roll out TikTok Kitchens, a delivery-only service that will bring viral TikTok recipes to...
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Chipotle hides the assembly line, testing new online-order-only ‘Digital Kitchen’
Chipotle is opening a new "Digital Kitchen" restaurant near Cleveland, Ohio. The location will include its recent drive-thru concept and a...
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In space but hungry? Uber Eats just delivered food to astronauts in space
UberEats has started this service in collaboration with Japanese entrepreneur Yusaka Maezawa. For the first delivery, Yusaka Maezawa himself went to...
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Taco Bell had beef with Beyond Meat’s fake carne asada
Taco Bell reportedly won’t be doing a test of a carne asada replacement from Beyond Meat, after it tried samples of the plant-based product. It’s...
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DoorDash will acquire European delivery company Wolt as it builds a global platform
DoorDash has acquired Wolt, a food delivery company based mainly in Europe, for $8.1 billion. The deal will bring Wolt’s 4,000 employees to...
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Go read this report on how your next food delivery might be cooked up in a parking lot
This report by The Wall Street Journal details the experiences of one ghost kitchen company: Reef. The company, which operates trailer-converted...
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Walmart is now delivering diapers and food by drone (if you live close to this Arkansas store)
Walmart is using DroneUp to expand its drone deliveries in northwest Arkansas, and customers in Farmington, within a one-mile radius of that town’s...
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Uber One bundles rides, deliveries, and food for $50 per year
Uber One is the company’s $10 subscription product offering members discounts on rides, delivery, and food. Customers also get priority drivers....
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Go read this story about how online orders are burning out Chipotle workers
Go read this article on MarketWatch about Chipotle workers being overwhelmed by online and offline orders with hours being cut. Some Chipotle stores...
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McDonald’s is testing the McPlant, a Beyond Meat meatless burger
McDonald’s is beginning its pilot of the McPlant on November 3rd in eight locations across the US. The fast-food chain partnered with Beyond Meat...
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