by Tom Kaiser | Jun 30, 2022 | News, Top Stories
Because consumer demand, kitchen capacity and rolling promotions mean that restaurant profitability is a sliding scale, Sauce is a tech startup urging restaurants to take a cue from the hotel, airline and car rental industries by pricing their products on a similarly...
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 29, 2022 | Best Practices, News
Biscuit Bar co-CEO Janie Burkett shared what it took to wrangle her high-volume delivery business and land on numerous best-of lists. First, have really, absurdly good food. “The HOSS, it’s the biscuit that started the whole thing. It’s a biscuit topped with...
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 29, 2022 | News
Mail-delivery health-food giant Daily Harvest is in the midst of an ugly foodborne illness issue. The first of more than 450 sickened customers has sued the company after being hospitalized and having her gallbladder removed, but the true cause remains unclear....
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 29, 2022 | Finance, News
Brinker, the parent of Chili’s, Maggiano’s Little Italy and the virtual brands It’s Just Wings and Maggiano’s Italian Classics inked a new deal to plug into the Grubhub delivery network. Under a deal announced on June 27th, Grubhub will soon count 2,500 Brinker...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 29, 2022 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Restaurant tech provider Lunchbox launched a commission-free online ordering platform designed for restaurants with one to three locations. Called Lunchbox Essential, the new platform allows operators to create an online storefront with direct-to-restaurant ordering...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 29, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
After Stephanie Izard’s year in the role, DoorDash appointed Pinky Cole, founder of Atlanta-based Slutty Vegan, as its next chief restaurant advisor. Starting immediately, Cole serves as the voice of the industry and will “infuse the local operator perspective into...