food delivery

While some customers may be having food delivered to avoid having to fight traffic and find parking, some in Boston are arguing that delivery drivers are exacerbating those problems. On Boylston Street on Monday afternoon, cars were swerving to avoid double-parked cars as a near-endless stream of food delivery drivers pour in and out of several popular restaurants. It’s...

Drivers delivering food often double-park in some parts of Boston while picking up food to bring customers, leading to traffic issues.

Food delivery apps like Uber Eats and Grubhub are part of a rapidly growing business, which could bring some unforeseen impacts.

In some ways, it might be a college student’s dream: the ability to get hot food on-campus without having to leave your dorm room on a cold winter night. Over the past few weeks, University of Southern Maine students in Portland and Gorham have been getting used to that convenience thanks to 15 delivery robots. They’re called Kiwibots and...

The Texas toddler placed the order using his mother’s phone.

As gasoline prices continue to climb across the country, food delivery services are looking at ways to help drivers save a few bucks while restaurants are having to find ways to make up for added costs. “I take home less money now, so I pay more at the pump,” said food delivery driver Charlie Chou. Every night after dinner, Chou…

Fuel costs are having a major effect on the food service industry.

This year, the Girl Scouts organization is teaming up with DoorDash to offer on-demand delivery in participating markets nationwide starting in February.

Robot food delivery is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Here’s how existing models work.