Investments in Cloud Retail Infrastructure grew 97.5% YOY to $4.8 billion in 2021, according to AgFunder’s 2022 AgriFoodTech Investment Report. The figure accounts for 9% of the total $51.7 billion in agrifoodtech investment activity last year.

Peter Backman looks at whether delivery companies are technology companies or supply/service companies? Interesting insights. We look forward to grabbing coffee with Peter in London next week.

ShiftPixy shares doubled to $23.78 in premarket trading after the company said it plans to transfer the Virtual Brand development pipeline and technology stack of ShiftPixy Labs to a wholly owned subsidiary.

Uber has entered into a 10-year partnership with Nuro, an autonomous vehicle (AV) company, to offer food deliveries in Houston and Mountain View, California. The collaboration will begin this fall.

Deborah Shapiro, VP of Growth at Black Angus Steakhouse, says, “We’re excited to embark on this new partnership with C³ to enable us to reach outside of the box of our current consumer and tap further into the virtual restaurant space.”

In an interview last week with Insider, Skipworth said he's betting on three plays – entering the chicken sandwich wars, introducing bundled meal deals, and adding Uber Eats as a new delivery partner. That latter is a significant move as DoorDash has been the chain's exclusive delivery partner for years.

Enhancing underlying technology, the move towards local fulfillment, and the electrification of fleets are part of the solution

Customer demand for outstanding food delivered directly to their door is rising.

Interesting discussion on their hub-and-spoke model. They also have a new fresh pet food brand. People order food delivery for their pets? That’s a little sad.

In this episode of Take-Away with Sam Oches, Sam talks with Tiffany Fiedler, cofounder of Underground Food Court, a Washington, D.C. based concept that is part food court and part ghost kitchen, with 5 proprietary brands.

What’s the next move when you’ve got more YouTube subscribers than Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift combined? As it turns out, two things: open a chicken shop — and aim for world domination. Perhaps they have been watching MrBeast’s success and want a “taste” of virtual restaurants.