Input Pressures, Shifting Demand Shape Catering Industry
A flood of simultaneous input cost pressures has persisted throughout 2026 and has not fully receded, shaping the United States catering landscape amid shifting demand across market segments, according to VantaInsights market research updated September 9. The...
WOWorks’ Growth Strategy: 3PDs, Co-Branded Stores and AI
WOWorks—the Florida-based parent company of restaurant brands such as Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, Barberitos and Zoup Eatery—is nearing 240 total locations nationwide while leaning heavily into nontraditional units and savoring off-premises momentum. CEO Kelly Roddy...
DoorDash Taps Circana to Measure CPG Ad Impact
DoorDash and market research firm Circana announced a partnership in early September aimed at giving consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands an independent measure of how their DoorDash ads affect consumers’ purchasing behavior. Lindsay Pullins, senior vice president of...
‘We Screwed Up’: DoorDash Reaches $131.5M NYC Settlement
DoorDash, the largest U.S. food-delivery platform by market share, announced Tuesday that it reached a $131.5 million settlement over compliance concerns regarding compensation of delivery workers in the nation’s most populous city. In a September 22 release...
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.