Delivery Making People “More Unhealthy” Down Under
According to a public health organization in Australia, wider availability of online restaurant meal delivery is negatively affecting its residents’ health. LiveLighter, an Australia public health education program, surveyed 2,000 people and found that ordering food...ItsaCheckmate Partners With Order-Ahead Company Allset
Order integration provider ItsaCheckmate announced an official partnership with Allset, a provider that allows customers to pre-pay and pre-order meals in restaurants or for pickup. It covers more than 2,000 restaurants in 11 major U.S. cities. Vishal Agarwal, founder...
Schools Nix Food Deliveries to Students
Following Google Alerts for delivery-related stories is a delight, including this week’s tale from The Washington Post about middle and high school students doing an end run around lame school cafeterias by ordering food from third-party delivery services. According...
Wingstop Delivery: Slow to Enter, Fast to Grow
Wingstop CEO Charlie Morrison took to the airways on CNBC to talk about how the company’s large portion of digital orders has set the brand up for delivery success at the operator level. Because digital sales are more than 30 percent of the Wingstop business as of Q1...
Amazon’s Unveils Star Wars-Style Delivery Drone
In its quest for product deliveries faster than a single day, Amazon’s Prime Air division unveiled a new delivery drone that can fly up to 15 miles on a charge and deliver packages under five pounds to customers in less than 30 minutes. Looking somewhat similar to a...
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.