Outstanding Operator: Freebirds World Burrito
Freebirds World Burrito is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. For more than 30 years, the Tex-Mex brand has served monster-sized burritos, salads, and bowls. It has 64 locations in Texas with plans to open five more this year. “It’s super exciting,” said Thomas...
From Food Trucks to On-Campus Dining, TaKorean Sees Growth
This article was originally published in Franchise Times, a sister publication of Food On Demand, as part of the “Where Are They Now?” series. TaKorean has taken on many iterations over the years. The Latin American-Korean fusion concept started as a food...
Outstanding Operator: Portillo’s
Portillo’s is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. When Portillo’s opened in 1963, it sold hot dogs for 30 cents out of a 12-foot trailer. By 1983 it had launched its first drive-thru, arming employees with walkie-talkies to communicate orders to the kitchen....
SoundHound AI Rolls Out New Voice Features and Bets Big on Cars
SoundHound AI has been living up to its name lately by making a lot of noise in the Voice AI industry. The company, which powers more than 10,000 restaurant locations with its voice and conversational technology, recently announced new tools for operators, including...
Kea Introduces An AI Phone System That Can Be Set Up in One Hour
Voice AI solutions for phone ordering aren’t exactly a new thing. Kea has been offering them since 2017. But back then it would take three to six months to get a voice-ordering interface up and running. Today it takes an hour. “It’s taken years of development effort...
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.