App-etising: Brisbane's first online-only delivery hub opens
A warehouse in Brisbane's south has become the city's first hub of "smart kitchens" that cater purely for online delivery services such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats.*
The facility in Coorparoo houses 29 kitchens, purpose-built for existing and new restaurants to cater for online food deliveries.
To-go-only ‘ghost kitchens' boost revenue for pandemic-struggling restaurants
A ghost kitchen, or virtual restaurant, uses an existing business to create a new menu available almost exclusively through delivery, and frequently through third-party delivery services such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates, Seamless and Uber Eats.
It's all designed to create a new revenue stream for businesses without having to create a new storefront and dining space. Restaurants can offer new menu items — or entire restaurant themes — while saving on traditional costs of opening a new eatery, including square footage and waitstaff.
Enough is enough
13cabs takes fight to UberEats and Deliveroo, offering meal delivery with 0% commission
Aussie taxi service 13cabs has launched a meal delivery service, and is taking the fight to the increasingly controversial giants in the space, offering 0% commission to restaurants using the platform.
The new service is an extension of the 13THINGS courier service, which launched in late-March, offering quick delivery for essential items.
Foodhub enters Aussie market, taking on UberEats and Deliveroo with a commission-free alternative
There's a new player in the Aussie meal-delivery scene, with UK player Foodhub entering the market through the multimillion-dollar acquisition of Eat Appy.
Foodhub differentiates itself by steering clear of the standard, and often controversial, commission-based model. Rather, it charges restaurants a monthly fee.
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