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Uber Eats Gobbles Up Delivery-Only Restaurant Ando

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As it seeks to grow its food delivery business, Uber Eats has acquired a New York-based delivery-only restaurant, TechCrunch reported. For example, delivery from McDonald’s on the Uber Eats app is available from more than 2,000 locations around the country, with 1,000 new stores added in 2017. Starting Jan.

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How DoorDash Bike Couriers Evolved From Telegram Messengers

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During a railway strike in 1894, they ferried packages and letters between San Francisco and Fresno. Across the country in New York, bicycle messengers arguably reached their peak of 5,000 workers in the 1980s. Around the same time in the U.S., bike messengers came on the scene in California. That venture went on to become Aero.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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The old guard of American dining are switching up their games to compete: McDonald’s is adding self-serve kiosks to many of its franchises, upping the ante with mobile order technology. The restaurant has 12 current locations, in New York, LA, Providence, Boston, and most recently London, and another 20 are planned.