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Sharebite Announces Strategic Integration with Envoy to Streamline Corporate Food Ordering Process
Sharebite, the #1 food benefits platform designed for the modern workforce, today announced its technology partnership with Envoy, the fastest-evolving workplace platform for flexible work. Companies are looking for efficient ways to feed teams, with 97% of office professionals agreeing that lunch breaks improve their workday, according to a recent study about the impact of workplace benefits*. Adding Sharebite to the Envoy app marketplace offers more options for meal benefits to on-site employees.
The API integration allows Envoy customers to access Sharebite's two core solutions...
SpartanNash, Shipt Announce Expansion of Same-Day Delivery Partnership
Food solutions company SpartanNash today announced its growing partnership with same-day delivery service Shipt. Shipt users will now be able to shop nearly 90 Company-owned grocery stores across Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota and Ohio and have groceries and essential household items delivered in as soon as an hour.
Since April 2021, Shipt has served as a last-mile delivery provider for SpartanNash, delivering grocery orders placed directly with Fast Lane to consumers’ homes. With the holidays approaching, shoppers can now purchase groceries from Shipt’s digital marketplace...
Eat Just Announces $25 Million Investment from C2 Capital
Eat Just, Inc., a company that applies cutting-edge science and technology on a mission to create healthier, more sustainable foods, today announced a $25 million investment and strategic partnership with private equity firm C2 Capital Partners (C2). C2 was established in 2018 to provide growth capital and operational support for companies to scale in China. The firm’s anchor investor is Alibaba Group.
This is C2’s first investment and partnership in the alternative protein sector and the relationship is currently supporting Eat Just’s go-to-market strategies, sales...
Tyson Foods and Tanmiah of Saudi Arabia Sign Strategic Partnership
As part of efforts to meet growing global demand for protein, US-based Tyson Foods, Inc. and Saudi-based Tanmiah Food Company (“Tanmiah” or the “Company”, 2281 on the Saudi Exchange) have entered into a strategic partnership.
Tyson Foods is one of the world’s leading food companies and a recognized leader in protein while Tanmiah is a provider of fresh and value-added poultry and other meat products, animal feed and health products and a foods brand franchise operator.
Through the agreement, Tyson Foods will acquire a 15% equity stake...
Wing Zone Partners with Miso Robotics
Today, Wing Zone – one of the nation's leading fast-casual brands serving made-to-order flavor-packed chicken wings – announced a partnership with Miso Robotics – the company transforming the restaurant industry with robotics and intelligent automation – to make Flippy 2 a part of the chain's standard build for all future restaurant locations. Wing Zone is the first fast-casual brand in the world to spec food robotics into its operations at this level.
"With over 100 new shops in our current development pipeline, our technology roadmap relies heavily on strategic partnerships with companies like..."
Toast and US Foods Renew Strategic Partnership to Help Restaurants Streamline Operations and Thrive
Toast, the all-in-one digital platform purpose-built for the entire restaurant community, today announced the renewal of its strategic partnership with US Foods, a leading foodservice distributor that works with approximately 250,000 restaurants and foodservice operators across the US.
Toast and US Foods share core values of helping restaurants succeed. The renewed partnership will allow both companies to build deeper relationships with restaurant owners and foodservice operators, providing the right technology solutions to save the operator time, grow revenue and improve the customer experience...
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