Survey: Attitudes Shift toward Health; Preferences toward Carryout
In a recent survey, consumers shared their attitudes and perceptions of delivery. In some ways, it has shifted as more people utilize third-party delivery and off-premises in general, but a lot of pre-pandemic attitudes remain the same. In a survey of more than 1,000...
Wingstop Takes Flight in April
Wingstop’s first-quarter results were good, but in the early weeks of the second quarter, the company’s deep commitment to digital operations sent its sales skyward. The company reported a 9.9 percent same-store sales increase through the quarter which ended March 30....
Delivery Trends ‘Up 30-40 Percent,’ Grocery Especially
It’s hard to quantify how many more people are ordering during the COVID-19 crisis. A new survey from Sense360 shows that 21 percent of respondents are now working from home, with 15 percent saying they would order groceries online, but just 5 percent planning to...
More Restaurants Scramble as Gravity of COVID-19 Becomes more Clear
In an unprecedented time, restaurants large and small are closing dining rooms, laying off staff, and scrambling to figure out off-premises solutions. Empty, closed-off dining rooms even in areas where it’s not mandated by local governments are certainly the most...
Practical Advice for Restaurants to Survive COVID-19
*Updated March 18, 2020. This story was originally published by Food On Demand’s sister publication, the Restaurant Finance Monitor. The challenges for restaurants from the COVID-19 virus are formidable. Already, many state and local governments have ordered...
Outstanding Operators
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