Summer Orders: Less Soup, More Poke
Bite Squad, now a subsidiary of Waitr, released data around what people order during the summer months. In a list predicting this summer’s fastest-growing delivery items, the company pointed to high-growth items seen last summer between June 1 and August 31. This...
Survey Explores Three Phases of Home Delivery Maturity
Home consumer delivery usage seems to be driven by available technology, but according to a model from research firm AlixPartners there are three phases that are largely pushed by consumer desires. In its new survey, AlixPartners adds some context to what it sees as...
How Operations Change Inside a Virtual Restaurant
Operators have to make some tweaks to get into a shared kitchen space successfully. It can be easy for the right brands, but even those with small menus and few ingredients will have things to learn. Melissa Surby-Curtin, the director of franchise operations at The...
Global Map Shows Massive Scale of Delivery
Data firm Thinkum put together an interesting map of the global delivery land grab, with a unique look at how big this industry has gotten in just a few years. The company scraped web data about restaurants and other foodservice retailers listed on the services...
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.