Qu Develops Smarter Kitchen as Restaurants Prioritize Tech Stacks
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Franchise Times, a sister publication to Food On Demand. While restaurants have enhanced their technology for front-of-house operations, leaders at digital developer Qu feel more needs to be done in the...
A New Survey Confirms Off-Premises Prominence
Spend time in the restaurant journalism ecosphere and you will still find the occasional skeptic about off-premises operations. Those sales can’t continue to grow, can they? The results from the 2025 Off-Premises Restaurant Trends Report by the National...
Outstanding Operator: Cava
Cava is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. The Mediterranean brand known for its customizable bowls, salads, pitas and grains has been on a growth streak in recent years, now with 360 locations across 26 states. It recently made its Midwest debut in Chicago...
Outstanding Operator: Sal’s Pizza
Sal’s Pizza is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. When Sal’s Pizza opened its first location in New Hampshire in 1990, it had the same business plan as any pizzeria: serve people in a dining room and take delivery orders on the phone. And it did it well. Its...
Seamless Used To Rule the Delivery Game in NYC. Now It’s Back.
There was a time when delivery provider Seamless, which was founded in 1999 by two lawyers tired of reviewing paper menus and calling restaurants, was as integral a part of the New York casual-dining scene as thin-slice pizza and vendor hot dogs. It faded after...
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.