SpoonRocket, one of the original on-demand delivery services in the US that promised fully-prepared meals in last minute or less, has shut down this week. According to a blog post on SpoonRocket’s site, the company was unable to raise the capital it needed to continue to grow: “We continued to face intense competition from competitors like Sprig and an ever tightening funding environment. We explored all strategic options till the very ten minutes but unfortunately, they all fell through.” It is reported that competitor, Sprig, is already offering new customers coming from SpoonRocket $10 off their first order. This news comes on the same day that Uber expands its own standalone food delivery app, UberEATS, in four major US cities.
SpoonRocket, one of the original on-demand delivery services in the US that promised fully-prepared meals in ten minutes or less, has shut down this week. According to a blog post on SpoonRocket’s site, the company was unable to raise the capital it needed to continue to grow: “We continued to face intense competition from competitors like Sprig and an ever tightening funding environment. We explored all strategic options till the very last minute but unfortunately, they all fell through.” It is reported that competitor, Sprig, is already offering new customers coming from SpoonRocket $10 off their first order. This news comes on the same day that Uber expands its own standalone food delivery app, UberEATS, in four major US cities.