Outstanding Operator: Bojangles
Bojangles is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. Eric Stepp, senior off-premise and catering manager for Bojangles, the growing fried chicken QSR chain, is happy to discuss the brand’s array of operational tactics and tools, from kiosks to limited-time offers...
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...
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....
Outstanding Operator: 7 Brew Coffee
7 Brew Coffee is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. The coffee chain, which also serves a range of smoothies, teas, lemonades, and energy drinks, keeps gaining popularity. Back in 2021, the brand had only seven locations in Arkansas; now it has more than...
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...
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.