Outstanding Operator: Nothing Bundt Cakes
With nearly 800 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, Nothing Bundt Cakes has come a long way since two moms who shared a passion for cake founded the chain in Las Vegas with a focus on the in-bakery experience just under three decades ago. A 2026 Food On Demand...
Grubhub Tests Drone Delivery from Wonder Location
Grubhub is testing drone delivery through a new partnership with Dexa, launching at Wonder’s Green Brook, New Jersey location. Beginning March 18, eligible customers within a 2.5-mile radius can order Wonder through the Grubhub app and select drone delivery. Orders...
The Duopoly Endgame: What Happens When Every Market Has Only Two Platforms
Contributing editor, Peter Backman, is a long-term foodservice sector guru and founder of theDelivery.World, a platform that connects the delivery sector and makes sense of the myriad changes and challenges that affect the sector across the globe. I have commented...
Outstanding Operator: Tono Pizzeria + Cheesesteaks
Tono Pizzeria + Cheesesteaks has grown from a single pizza concept into a portfolio of restaurant brands across Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, with a strategy centered on meeting guests wherever they choose to dine. Co-founder and president Shaz Khan helps lead...
Automated Tea System Looks to Shake Up Tea Industry
In early March, Appliance Innovation, a Dallas-area developer of foodservice equipment platforms, announced the expanded availability of Automated Fresh-Brew SimpliciTea systems, automated tea dispensing units that company executives expect will shake up the tea...
Outstanding Operators
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