DoorDash Report Shows Delivery Volumes Staying Strong
DoorDash’s second-annual Restaurant Online Ordering Trends Report shows that volumes are staying strong at the largest U.S. third-party delivery provider. According to the report, 83 percent of consumers are ordering delivery as much or more than they did last year,...
Bringing Hybrid, Native Delivery Options into Focus
As more options proliferate, a growing number of restaurants are employing hybrid and native delivery options to tailor their off-premises strategy to their unique circumstances. This digitization of the delivery process was explored by restaurant and technology...
New Verticals Topic Du Jour for Big Third-Party Platforms
The third-party networks continue to evolve, expanding into new verticals as growth continues. Two third-party leaders talked with Editor Tom Kaiser during the 2022 Food On Demand Conference, touching on some of the big trends in a panel discussion titled Diversifying...
Robomart, Unilever Reinventing Mobile Ice Cream Trucks
The concept of an ice cream shop on wheels dates back to the Great Depression, but Robomart is bringing it into the modern era through a partnership with Unilever under its mobile, virtual storefronts simply called The Ice Cream Shop. Through the deal, Unilever will...
RMDA Launches App Connecting Consumers with Local Restaurants, Delivery Service Providers
The Restaurant Marketing and Delivery Association (RMDA) launched a consumer marketplace called LocalDelivery that was created to match consumers with local restaurants that are exclusively delivered by local delivery service providers. Based in Austin, Texas, the...
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.