Google gets tough on third-party ordering and booking providers hogging GBP listings
Google mandates third parties to let merchants easily disconnect services from Business Profiles. Learn more about the new opt-out process.
Topic: Online food ordering
Yelp adds virtual restaurant attribute to help reduce customer confusion
The Virtual Kitchens attribute can help takeout or delivery-only restaurants identify themselves to potential customers.
Uber Eats readies ad sales for restaurants
Could it become a rival to Google and Yelp over time?
Google brings ‘end-to-end’ food ordering to Search, Maps, Google Assistant
This is part of a larger effort to own consumer transactions and help users "get things done" on Google.
Facebook officially rolls out food ordering as part of longer-term commerce evolution
Facebook has been building a range of commerce tools and capabilities, many of which are directed at local and offline transactions.
Google My Business lets business add quick URLs to reservations, online ordering & more
Have a restaurant? Here are new ways to add quick links to your local results in Google for customers to place orders, reserve a table and more.
Google Adds Link To Place Food Delivery Orders, Make Doctor Appointments & More
Shortly after Bing launched food delivery ordering through Bing Maps, Google does the same but adds appointment booking and other delivery options.
Yelp Ups Its Search Game With “Yelp Now”: Adds Dinner Reservation & Food Ordering Search Filters
New filters let users search restaurant listings based on available reservation dates and times, as well as takeout and delivery options.
Bing Offers Link To Order Food Online From Your Favorite Restaurants
Now you can order your food online with Bing search. Just search for a restaurant that offers online ordering and click the order online button.
Yahoo Japan Betting More On Web Food Delivery Business
I always find it interesting watching how Yahoo Japan works compared to Yahoo USA. Yahoo Japan To Boost Stake In Yumenomachi Souzou-Iinkai at Forbes reports that Yahoo Japan has increased their stake in Yumenomachi, an Internet food delivery business, to almost 42% – up from a 23% stake.