Drone Delivery from Flytrex and El Pollo Loco Wows Crowd at FODC
“If I may say, we’re here to disrupt the food delivery industry,” said Ben Thein, left, of Flytrex, which makes food delivery drones. Andy Rebhun, El Pollo Loco, is one of Flytrex’s first customers in the United States. “Food delivery has...
How to Succeed in Virtual Restaurants is Hot Topic at FODC
Michael Beacham of REEF Technology, Corey Manicone of Kitchen United and Alex Canter of Nextbite discussed the future of virtual and ghost kitchens with moderator Tom Kaiser at the Food On Demand Conference. The young virtual restaurant and ghost kitchen business is...
Real Estate Brings Virtual Brands to Life, Says C3’s Sam Nazarian at FODC
Speaking on opening day of the Food On Demand Conference, Sam Nazarian, CEO of global food tech platform C3, says one of his goals is to have a complete ecosystem that helps facilitate direct communication with customers. C3 counts hundreds of “digital brand...
MrBeast Burger Parent On $20M Series A Round, Future of Celeb-Backed Brands
Robert Earl, co-founder and president of Virtual Dining Concepts, talked about being ill-prepared for MrBeast Burger’s overnight success on the first day of the Food On Demand Conference at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. From leading the famed Hard Rock Cafe as CEO to...
Grubhub Exec Talks Past and Future of Delivery at FODC Opening Day
Senior VP Kevin Kearns, right, today introduced Grubhub’s new service, Supplemental Delivery, on opening day of the Food On Demand Conference in Las Vegas. He also reflected on the past 18 months. “It’s an honor to serve the industry,” he said,...
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.