DoorDash Pairs Catering Expansion With $12 Meal Boxes
Less than a week after announcing an agreement to acquire grocery-delivery platform Instacart, DoorDash unveiled two initiatives targeting different dining occasions: expanded catering services and value-focused meal boxes. DoorDash’s November 2 announcement builds on...
Is Olo the Cheapest Food Delivery App? We Put It to the Test
Restaurant technology and digital ordering platform Olo entered the food delivery marketplace October 20 with a straightforward pitch: restaurant menu prices without the markups, plus a 5 percent “network fee.” In an October 27 LinkedIn post, Olo founder and CEO Noah...
Restaurant Tech Grows Multilingual Alongside Workforce
The share of U.S. restaurant and foodservice employees who speak a language other than English at home rose from 28 percent in 2022 to 30 percent in 2024, according to National Restaurant Association analyses of U.S. Census Bureau data. To accommodate multilingual...
Pokeworks Pursues Expansion With Focus on Off-Prem Business, Second-Gen Spaces
Compatibility with second-generation restaurant spaces and reliance on off-premises and digital channels are fueling expansion at Pokeworks, a California-based poke chain that reached 85 locations over the summer. Pokeworks entered the second half of 2026 riding...
Outstanding Operators
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