Outstanding Operator: Olga’s Kitchen
Olga’s Kitchen, a 2026 Food On Demand Outstanding Operator, spent the last five years treading the line between eagerly adapting to changing consumer preferences and maintaining a distinct brand identity forged over five-and-a-half decades of serving...
New Mapbox Capability Addresses ‘Final Meter’ Delivery Problem
San Francisco-based location data platform Mapbox announced the public preview launch of doorway-level entrance data Feb.3, promising that the capability helps address the “final meter” problem for delivery. The new entrance data guides drivers toward the correct...
DoorDash Backs Delivering for Rural Seniors Act
Last week, DoorDash, the nation’s largest food delivery platform, threw its support behind a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate that would establish a program connecting low-income seniors with federal food assistance programs through delivery services. The Delivering...
Loop AI Announces $14M Funding Round
Loop AI, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence platform designed for the restaurant and retail back office, announced a $14 million Series A funding round led by Nyca Partners Feb. 2. As part of the funding round, Osama Bedier, a Nyca Partners investment...
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.