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SkipTheDishes, Canada's largest food delivery network, has today announced the province-wide expansion of Skip Express Lane in Alberta, the first-of-its-kind delivery service in the country with a focus on local favourites and everyday essentials. With Skip Express Lane, customers will get everyday essentials, household, and grocery items seven days a week in less than 25 minutes, starting...

SkipTheDishes has just created their first-ever National Eat Outside Day Guide, with curated picks on where to eat, what to eat, and how to eat outside across Canada for National Eat Outside Day on August 31. The guide features top selections from notable Canadians, including Tyrone Edwards, Megan and Nicole McNamara, Liz Tran, and Jennifer...

Just ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Canada's largest food delivery app SkipTheDishes has been named the Official Food Delivery App of the Canadian Olympic Committee. As a proud Canadian brand, Skip will be delivering the diverse tastes of Canada to Olympic fans in over 250 cities and towns across the country as they...

In response to British Columbia’s cap on restaurant fees to help restaurants hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, food delivery company SkipTheDishes has started adding a temporary $0.99 “B.C. Fee” onto all orders within the province (via Global News). The B.C. government capped the amount delivery services can charge restaurants at 15% for three months starting Dec. 27....

Announcing a multi-year Canadian partnership, the National Hockey League (NHL) has today named SkipTheDishes the Official Food Delivery App of the NHL. The partnership will ensure the Canadians get the most out of watching from home during the 2020-21 NHL season and beyond. With six Canadian NHL team partnerships i.e. Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames,...

With the second wave of COVID-19 hitting the restaurant industry, SkipTheDishes has announced new initiatives to support its restaurant partners across Alberta by implementing a support package across the province. SkipTheDishes has been working alongside the Government of Alberta on how to best support their partners, and has now extended a support package that includes:...

Update Dec. 7: This partnership has been paused as announced on Sunday: https://twitter.com/LCBONEWS/status/1335678493733122048 In a press release published yesterday, food delivery service SkipTheDishes announced a partnership with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) for on-demand delivery of alcoholic beverages to customers across the city of Toronto. The service has already launched, with 15 stores...

SkipTheDishes has just published their end of year report revealing the food ordering trends of Ontarians in 2020. During the year, the top three items ordered through SkipTheDishes in Ontario were Asian dishes, burgers and pizza. According to the report, the most popular cuisines were American/Canadian (Scarborough), Italian (Niagara Falls), and Chinese (Sudbury). Ontarians also...

Today marks the start of new health measures in Ontario, meaning dining rooms of restaurants will need to close amid spikes in case of COVID-19. SkipTheDishes says it is now launching "an impactful support package” for restaurants in the Peel Region, which will include the following: A 25% rebate on commission for local, independent restaurant...

Starting October 29, 2020, SkipTheDishes will start delivering alcohol throughout Ontario through its newly announced partnership with Wine Rack, Ontario’s leading chain of wine boutiques. SkipTheDishes will deliver alcohol directly to customers from 34 stores in Toronto and over 100 stores across Ontario. Using the SkipTheDishes app or website, customers will be able to conveniently order...

SkipTheDishes will launch a new loyalty program called Skip Rewards in October, in what the food delivery network is calling the style of the program “an industry first”. Skip Rewards has no fees and no sign up required, as it will be implemented automatically. Here’s how rewards are earned with every dollar spent from across...

Amid a dramatic decline in demand as a result of restaurant front of house closures, SkipTheDishes and McCain Foods Canada have teamed up to talk spud sales during COVID-19. As Canadians supported local restaurants and relied upon food delivery as a tool for physical distancing, restaurants on the SkipTheDishes network provided a medium for potato...