Meal Costs Continue to Rise as Consumer Prices Drop
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that June saw the largest decrease in prices for urban consumers since April 2020, but restaurant prices strayed from that trend and continued to rise. The BLS’s July 14 report noted a 0.4 percent decrease in the consumer...
New Report Reveals Cuisine with Most Effective Loyalty Programs
Restaurants across the industry use loyalty programs as a tool to engage guests and drive revenue, but the success of those programs in reaching key benchmarks varies vastly depending on the type of cuisine sold by an operation. Indian cuisine, for instance, was the...
The Innovation Fueling America’s Coffee Boom
Editor’s Note: This article is part of our Summer Series, where Food On Demand explores a different topic each month. July’s focus is beverages. The U.S. coffee shop market is growing at a caffeine-fueled rate, even as Starbucks hovers around 17,000 domestic stores....
AI Integrations Emerges as Summer Defining Trend for Square
Summer 2026 is shaping up to be a season defined by artificial-intelligence-centered initiatives and partnerships for Square, a California-based restaurant technology platform with more than 450,000 food and beverage business partners. Square announced a ChatGPT app...
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.