What’s on the Menu for 2026?
On the tail end of a year with increased dining, research indicates most Americans expect to spend even more on eating out in 2026, with technology like artificial intelligence and meal delivery anticipated to play an even larger role in the year to come. Americans...
How Emerging Brands Are Prevailing Amid Operational Shifts
This article was originally published on Franchise Times, sister publication to Food On Demand. Now more than ever, franchisees and franchisors of emerging restaurant brands are finding ways to evolve and drive innovation in an industry far from stagnant. With rising...
Wonder to Buy ‘Infinite Kitchen’ Tech from Sweetgreen. What’s next?
Sweetgreen has sold Spyce, the robotics and technology behind its Infinite Kitchen format, to Wonder, the multi-concept restaurant company founded by Marc Lore. The $186.4 million sale transfers ownership of the automation platform that has shaped Sweetgreen’s newest...
Operators Want Precision, Inside the AI Shift Conversation
When Harri CEO Luke Fryer sat down with Amin Birju, VP of Technology at Taco Bell, and Doug Cook, CTO at Jack in the Box, the talk went straight to the everyday headaches operators know all too well. Thin crews, unpredictable rushes, late-night chaos, and avoidable...
With QSR Sales Down and Consumer Sentiment Falling, Brands Turn to Data for Answers
This article was originally published on Franchise Times, a sister publication to Food On Demand. How restaurants leverage data on guest behavior in their markets will help increase off-premises sales for their franchisees, said Abhinav Kapur, the co-founder and CEO...
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.