by Nicholas Upton | Sep 1, 2026 | News
Editor’s Note: A version of this column was originally published on Franchise Times, a sibling publication of Food On Demand. If you think you’ve heard a lot about catering recently, you have. It seems as though every restaurant-related company decided catering is...
by Nicholas Upton | Apr 8, 2026 | News
This article was originally published in Franchise Times—sister publication to Food On Demand. Nicholas Upton has reported on retail and restaurant technology for more than a decade. His Tech Stack column aims to distill complex ideas into actionable insights. I just...
by Nicholas Upton | Oct 15, 2025 | News
This column was originally published in Franchise Times, sister publication to Food On Demand. I love stock market analysts. These maniacs listen to every earnings call and pour over every release. Then folks like me can read a report packed with charts and data and...
by Nicholas Upton | Oct 7, 2025 | News
This article was originally published in Franchise Times, a sister publication to Food On Demand. Last year at this point, inflation was the top topic and restaurant operators at the annual Restaurant Finance & Development Conference (RFDC) were bracing for a...
by Nicholas Upton | Apr 30, 2025 | News
This article was originally published in Franchise Times, a sister publication to Food On Demand. Who has restaurant technology figured out? Nobody. But the brilliant operators named in Food On Demand’s Outstanding Operator series come close. The Outstanding...