Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Phil Lempert covers breaking news and trends in food and retail. Since the beginning of the pandemic we have witnessed an ...

With third-party aggregators charging hefty commissions and consumers pushing back on higher prices for delivered food, restaurants are looking to steer customers to their own ordering channels.

Many retailers and local restaurants are looking to expand their businesses in an economic environment that includes inflation, staffing shortages and supply chain issues. But while employment numbers ...

I ordered takeout from a wings restaurant on Super Bowl Sunday. Big mistake. The 45-minute wait nearly cost me kickoff. I stood there, surrounded by frantic delivery drivers, flashing hazard lights, ...

I came up with the idea for Uber Eats. One midnight during my sophomore year in college, my carless friends and I thought to ask the livery service in town to pick up food we’d ordered from McDonald’s ...