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...
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 Operator: The Grill at OnCue
Food On Demand is recognizing The Grill at OnCue as an Outstanding Operator. Convenience stores with fresh food are no longer a step behind their step-cousins in the quick-service restaurant world. Take OnCue. It operates 75 C-stores in Oklahoma and Texas, with 35 of...
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.