Wonder Offers Drone Delivery in Texas via Zipline
Wonder, the multi-concept food hall and delivery hub, plans to offer drone delivery in Texas through a partnership with Zipline. In January 2027, Wonder customers can order aerial delivery from select restaurants in Dallas. The majority of its Texas locations are...
TGI Fridays’ Director of Digital Marketing Reveals Goals with New App
Aiming to nearly triple its restaurant count and reach $2 billion in revenue by 2030, TGI Fridays is leaning on a new mobile app to help achieve aggressive growth ambitions outlined in a strategic vision released at the start of the year. With 354 total restaurants...
Implications of Pizza Hut Franchisee’s $100 Million Lawsuit Over Delivery System
A top-performing Pizza Hut franchisee filed a $100-million lawsuit against the brand last month, alleging the brand’s mandated rollout of an artificial-intelligence-powered delivery system tanked off-premises sales and eroded customer relationships. According to a...
Bad Ass Coffee Fuels Growth with Nontraditional Units
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii is saddled up for an era of expansion, having opened its 47th and 48th locations last week, with another 16 on the way by year’s end. Brand executives say that growth is only beginning, and a keen interest in nontraditional units is key to...
Yum Brands to Sell Pizza Hut for $2.7 Billion to 2 Buyers
This article was originally posted in Franchise Times, sister publication to Food On Demand. Pizza Hut and its China operations are being sold to separate entities, parent company Yum Brands announced Tuesday. Yum China Holdings is buying Pizza Hut’s Mainland China...
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