Sweetfin Finds Sweet Spot With Delivery Exclusivity
Sweetfin, a poke concept in Southern California with 16 locations, has a history of embracing delivery exclusivity. Pre-pandemic it worked solely with Postmates. Then for a few years it extended to all the providers. Now it’s back with just Postmates and its parent...
Uber Eats Uses Bags Made From Leaves
Jumping into a pile of leaves is something to do at least once. It’s so cozy. Uber Eats is bringing that embracing, and ecological, aesthetic to its packaging, starting with a pilot in Paris, in which it will deliver items in bags made from fallen leaves collected...
DoorDash Announces New Grocery Partners
DoorDash has been expanding into supermarket aisles for a while now. In 2023, it announced partnerships with Cub Foods and Instacart. Earlier this year it rolled out a program with Chase for grocery benefits to cardmembers. And now it’s going deeper into the produce...
Black Box Intelligence Report Reveals Off-Premises Resiliency
We all know the narrative for the restaurant industry in 2024. Food costs up. Labor costs up. Traffic down. Operator morale challenged. Yet one area has been standing tall during the tumult: off-premises. “It’s been bucking the trend of what’s happening in the rest of...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.