Off-Prem-Focused AI Agent Startup Raises $4M
Kutlerri.ai, a Houston-based artificial intelligence startup offering a lineup of off-premises-focused agents alongside other AI assistants tailored for restaurant management use cases, secured a $4 million funding round aimed at fueling expansion. The round will...
Cava Executives Celebrate 500th Location—and They’re Already Eyeing the 1,000th
Sixteen years after a trio of childhood friends opened the first Cava location in the Washington, D.C., area, the original group of cofounders gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the chain’s 500th restaurant on September 23 at the University of...
DoorDash Unveils Delivery Drone, Unpacks Dot Robot Expansion at Dash Forward
While DoorDash’s courier pool reached more 8 million gig economy workers who completed at least one delivery last year in the U.S., the third-party platform’s fleet is also expanding on the autonomous front, along busy sidewalks and into the airspace. Positioning to...
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...
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.