Outstanding Operator: Dave’s Hot Chicken
Dave’s Hot Chicken is an Outstanding Operator. It is no mystery why Dave’s Hot Chicken is so attractive to private-equity firm Roark Capital, which announced last week its intentions to purchase it for roughly $1 billion. This is a franchise that in only its seventh...
Grubhub Lays Off 500 Employees After Wonder Integration
Grubhub announced on Feb. 28 that it’s laying off 500 employees as part of its integration with its new owner, Wonder. CEO Howard Migdal explained in an open letter that to “achieve our ambition, we must prioritize the right work and execute with speed and...
Demergers and Deals: Reshaping the Global Delivery Landscape
Contributing editor, Peter Backman, is a long-term foodservice sector guru and founder of theDelivery.World, a platform that connects the delivery sector and makes sense of the myriad changes and challenges that affect the sector across the globe. The global...
More Catering Demand Means Ample Opportunity for Franchise Restaurants
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Franchise Times, a sister publication to Food On Demand. When Paul Macaluso was named CEO of Another Broken Egg Café, less than 1 percent of the brand’s business came from off-premises channels. Five years...
White Castle: Outstanding Operator
White Castle is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. White Castle—known for its famous sliders—continues to innovate in several areas, including the off-premises side of its business. To handle the growing demand for delivery, the over 300-location brand...
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.