FOD Undercover: MrBeast Burger and Reef Kitchens
MrBeast Burger has proven to be one of the most interesting virtual restaurant operations out there. The YouTuber-turned-burger-mogul exploded onto the scene and shook up the food business world in late 2020, but Food On Demand wanted to finally experience the hype...
Nearing 100 Units, Halal Guys CEO Talks Ghost Kitchens, Real Estate
Seven years after it began franchising, The Halal Guys is closing on 100 worldwide locations as it anticipates opening 30 to 40 new units over the next five years. With a product that’s well suited to delivery and carryout, the New York-based brand is continuing...
Uber Eats Adds Instagram, Merchant Stories Features
Uber Eats is giving restaurants new, more visual ways to connect with hunger-strolling customers with a direct Instagram integration and a new Merchant Stories feature that allows merchants to share announcements, special promotions and other updates. Both are...
Kiwibot Sets Stage for Massive (and Adorable) Growth
Kiwibot unveiled new partners and an updated robot that the company says will help propel them to massive scale. The land-based delivery robot announced a handful of new delivery partners, new city testbeds and new manufacturing partners that will push the company...
ChowNow Sees No Delivery Slowdown, Few Closures
Even as the vaccine rolls out, warmer weather returns and pandemic-fatigued consumers seek to dine out however they can, the volume of delivery orders remains high. That’s according to ChowNow CEO and co-founder, Chris Webb. The leader of the online...
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.