How Digital Platforms Transform The Way Diners, Travelers Enjoy Meals

By  |  December 18, 2019
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Digital Platforms For Diners And Travelers

Diner demand for mobile order-ahead is changing how brick-and-mortar restaurants are designed and updated. In the coffee industry, in one case, chains are building pickup-only locations or renovating stores with dedicated pickup windows. And in travel experiences, Eatwith is connecting diners in more than 1,000 cities with local hosts willing to prepare a meal and serve it around their own kitchen table. All this, Today in Data.

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    Data: 

    $5,000: Value of the most expensive order placed on DoorDash in 2019.

    $400M: Amount of funding CloudKitchens secured from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.

    85%: Approximate share of bookings on Eatwith that are spontaneous.

    10%: Portion of restaurants that have chargeback rates of more than 1 percent.

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    7%: Approximate share of host applicants accepted by Eatwith.


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