Foodski Delivers to Boaters Adrift at Mealtime
Drones was the original idea for delivering meals to boaters on White Bear Lake in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, but “I thought that wouldn’t work with people who had a couple of drinks,” said Dylan Dierking, founder of Foodski, a jet ski delivery service, most likely “the...
Key COVID Insights from Third-Party Platforms
In the hour-long Deep Dive panel during the Food On Demand Conference, leaders within the four major third-party networks shared some critical insights about the space. To see the whole panel and soak up all everything they discussed as well as many other great...
Brinker, DoorDash Detail Strides in Delivery Partnership
About 18 months ago, Brinker International had something like 50 delivery partners across its 1,600-plus Chili’s and Maggiano’s locations, didn’t want to sign an exclusive deal with a third-party delivery service and didn’t even believe in the incrementality of...
Will Tech Torpedo the Human Element? FOD Panel Says No
The talk was all tech at the Restaurants of the Future panel at the virtual Food On Demand Conference. But Editor Tom Kaiser ended with a “sentimental” question for the panelists. Does all the technology take the human element out of the dining experience?...
Uber Eats Rolls Out Sponsored Restaurant Listings
Uber Eats is rolling out a new way for restaurants in the U.S. to promote themselves through its new Sponsored Listings feature that marks the company’s first advertising format for restaurants on the platform. This new marketing push also includes promotions as well...
Outstanding Operators
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