Auntie Anne’s, Jamba Parent Announces Rebrand to GoTo Foods
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in Franchise Times, a sibling publication to Food On Demand. Focus Brands is rebranding as GoTo Foods, CEO Jim Holthouser announced Tuesday at the Focus Brands No Limits Conference in Las Vegas to a crowd of the...
The Evolving Global Dynamics of Rapid Grocery Delivery
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 transformation of...
Uber Eats Expands Robotic Delivery to Japan
Autonomous sidewalk robots will soon provide food deliveries in Japan thanks to a new partnership between Uber Eats Japan, Mitsubishi Electric and Cartken. Deliveries are expected to begin in part of Tokyo by the end of March 2024, via Cartken’s “Model C” robot....
Toast Lays Off 550 Employees Amid Restructuring
Toast announced it has laid off 550 employees, roughly 10 percent of its staff. The Boston-based, restaurant technology company states the move is part of a restructuring plan to lower operating costs. In an earnings call Thursday, Toast CEO Aman Narang said the...
Outstanding Operator: Wow Bao
Wow Bao is Food On Demand’s next Outstanding Operator. The Chicago-based Asian brand is no stranger to innovation, consistently pushing the envelope with omnichannel creativity and expansion in non-traditional formats. Wow Bao recently celebrated 20 years,...
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.