Food and Drink

The new Postmates app feels like a local marketplace for food. The key to its success will be honing in on what makes it different from all the others.

Cava is an excellent case study to show how powerful a restaurant, or brand, can be in the marketplace when it's built on top of large volumes of useful, actionable data.

Virtual restaurants will take off thanks to data and logistics help from delivery services. But this popularity will usher in a new battleground: exclusivity on any given channel in exchange for help.

Corporate competition and diner retention strategies are important for big business, but don't forget the volume of restaurants in the U.S. directly affects the people that run and work in restaurants.

Why settle for a restaurant’s coffee table book when you can have its coffee table?

Michelin watchers will pay close attention to two things today: If the guide finally gives a female chef in the U.S. three stars and if the city adds more than six restaurants to the three-star collection.

Grubhub is taking a measured approach to integrating Eat24 into its system. Given the scale and scope of both companies, slow and steady is probably the best approach.

The good news is everyone loves food. The bad news is that competition is fierce and the business of dining out is delicate.

Amazon's restaurant business is just getting started, but by aligning its technology with existing companies in the space, it is poised to go (very) big.

TripAdvisor is smart to leverage the rising popularity of travelers finding and booking the best restaurants via online platforms. Still, when it comes to focusing on paid advertising versus user reviews, owners should be pragmatic.