Food On Demand – News Briefs – March 2018
Bulkbox Aims for Affordable Bulk Food Delivery Seeking to make organic, healthy foods accessible and affordable to more households, Bulkbox Foods launched this month, working directly with farmers to provide organic produce and grass-fed meats straight to the...
Amazon delivers a treasure trove in a Treasure Truck
Amazon is going low-tech and a bit retro with its Treasure Truck, the online retailers’ version of deals on wheels, that is now coming to a Whole Foods parking lot near you. The first Treasure Truck deal was the hot-selling Instant Pot, according to the Tech Crunch...
Why You Should Register for FOD’s Conference
Since you’re reading Food On Demand, odds are you know it’s a new era in the restaurant business. Mobile technology and third-party delivery are bringing a sea change to both large and small operators, and after months of preparations, we’re ready to take it to the...
A Miniature Walmart In Your Home
From the department of zany patents comes Walmart’s idea for a convenience store inside your own home. In a patent filed by the company with the sexy moniker of “Unattended Storefront Apparatus,” an area of the home would serve as an in-house Walmart monitored...
Mobile Access Drives New Capriotti’s Model
Convenience continues to prevail as a priority for consumers, who are also not conceding on quality and taste. This shift is pushing limited-service concepts to reconsider their approach, with some scaling back menus and others using technology as the basis for...
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.