ItsaCheckmate Sees End to Exclusive Delivery Contracts
Point-of-sale integration has spawned a whole industry of technology brands looking to ease operations for restaurants diving deeper into delivery with multiple providers. Vishal Agarwal, the founder and CEO of ItsaCheckmate, sees room for all the players in this...
Consumers Plan Increased Food Delivery Spending
A new consumer spending survey from KeyBanc Capital Markets suggests consumers are looking to increase the amount of money they spend on food-delivery services in the future, which bodes well for continued growth in the category going forward. Asked to predict their...
Autonomous Groceries Coming to San Antonio
A Texas-based grocery retailer is launching a pilot program to test self-driving, autonomous grocery deliveries in San Antonio. The retailer, H-E-B, is taking baby steps to get started, using a single driverless van developed by Udelv, a California-based company that...
Calculating Delivery’s Impact on Restaurant Margins
There’s a running conversation in the restaurant industry about delivery’s impact on margins, and now investment advisor Hedgeye Risk Management has crunched the numbers in a range of scenarios, including how much delivery impacts the total volume, as well as...
Why Dunkin’ Inked a Close Deal with Grubhub
When a big brand jumps into delivery, there’s a big decision to make: Do you open the brand to every delivery provider possible to meet the delivery consumer everywhere or forge a deeper partnership with a single partner? For Dunkin’ Brands, the answer was a close...
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.