Bartaco’s Data-Driven Differentiation
As CEO Scott Lawton spurs the growth of Virginia-based Bartaco beyond its Mid-Atlantic home, he’s focused on avoiding some of the traps that have degraded the previous class of once-buzzy restaurants, especially homogenization. Highlighting his previous experience in...
Drizly Alcohol Delivery Comes to Gopuff
Drizly, an Uber subsidiary focused on alcohol delivery, announced a new partnership with instant delivery provider Gopuff. This new collaboration brings the full Gopuff assortment of beer, wine and spirits to Drizly’s online alcohol shop, while expanding the...
BurgerFi, MAVI Launch In-Car Ordering
Quick-service restaurants have been piloting different combinations of technology to bring convenience to on-the-go consumers for years. Now, a new platform could make ordering food as simple as telling your car you’re hungry. BurgerFi is launching in-car ordering...
Huey Magoo’s Integrates with Tech Platform Qu to Achieve Aggressive Growth
Fast-casual chain Huey Magoo’s announced its integration with restaurant tech company Qu for its POS systems, ordering, delivery, and kitchen platform needs. Huey Magoo’s dubs itself “The Filet Mignon of Chicken” offering its signature hand-breaded or “sauced”...
Portillo’s Bets on Southern States, Hero Dads
Portillo’s CEO Michael Osanloo says his fast-casual brand is sitting pretty in a tenuous economy thanks to a three-part strategy exploiting the efficiency of multi-lane drive-thrus, luring “hero dads” inside the restaurants and doubling down on its most concentrated...
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.