by Tom Kaiser | Apr 8, 2020 | Top Stories
Restaurants that self-deliver with their own drivers have seen their ups and downs, as labor costs and availability have fluctuated along with the universal rise of direct-to-consumer convenience. For Atlanta-based Wing Zone, which has always had its own fleet, sales...
by fodnews | Apr 2, 2020 | Top Stories
*Image above provided by Jason Albus Photography Walk-On’s, the Cajun-themed sports bar and restaurant chain partly owned by New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees, has gone all in on family-style meals after each of its 37 locations closed their expansive dining...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 26, 2020 | Top Stories
If your restaurant is keeping the lights on amid the coronavirus pandemic, status-quo business plans no longer apply. Two experts in the off-premises space are recommending operators make critical changes immediately to get through this moment, while also setting...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 17, 2020 | COVID-19, News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
With many states and local municipalities closing bars and restaurants or restricting service to off-premises channels only, the four largest U.S.-based national delivery providers have rolled out a wave of ways to help their restaurant partners. So far, those...
by Nicholas Upton | Mar 12, 2020 | COVID-19, News, Top Stories
The World Health Organization announced that that the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 is officially a pandemic. That scary news marks the first official pandemic since the 2009 Swine Flu (H1N1). The response from the delivery industry has been swift and many key...
by Tom Kaiser | Feb 27, 2020 | Top Stories
Jason Droege, who has led Uber Eats, the ride-sharing company’s meal delivery arm since it first launched as UberFRESH in 2014, is stepping down. Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, Uber’s current VP, international rides, is taking over as the top executive for the Eats...