by Nicholas Upton | Jun 2, 2022 | News
Cartwheel, an on-demand delivery management platform, acquired some new partners as it looks to expand dramatically across the off-premises space. The company, fresh from a recent $3 million fundraise, announced it was partnering with both Square and the Restaurant...
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 2, 2022 | Automation, News
Miso Robotics’ Flippy will be making a lot of wings under a new partnership with Wing Zone. The Atlanta-based, 61-location wing purveyor announced it would make the latest version of the robot “a part of the chain’s standard build for all future restaurant...
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 2, 2022 | Best Practices, News, Top Stories
A new marketplace of virtual brands from Deliverect aims to make finding the ideal virtual concept as easy for operators as finding the right lightbulb at Home Depot. Virtual brands are one of the few megatrends in the restaurant space right now. The ideal setup is...
by Nicholas Upton | May 23, 2022 | Best Practices, News
Wow Bao, the mostly virtual steamed bun chain, launched the first virtual restaurant rewards program. The program, dubbed Bao Bucks, awards customers with in-program cash to spend on food. The points accumulate only with direct orders, much like other brand loyalty...
by Nicholas Upton | May 23, 2022 | Best Practices, News
Ask two independent operators how to approach third-party delivery and digital off-premises operations and you’re bound to get five answers. That rang true during a Food On Demand Conference panel titled Case Studies from Independent Operators. Moderated by...