Food On Demand 2025
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Day One
Opening Remarks
Jared Pfeifer, Publisher, Food On Demand
Winning in the AI Era: How the Smartest Brands Will Thrive
Adam Brotman & Andy Sack, Forum3
Off-Premises Round Table
Moderator: Bernadette Heier, Food On Demand
CJ Ramirez, Dog Haus
Julie Klinger, Playa Bowls
Wade Allen, Costa Vida
Korey Love Taylor, Taco John’s International
Navigating the Future of Autonomous Food Delivery
Moderator: Robin Riedel, McKinsey & Company
Touraj Parang, Serve Robotics
Nicole Schone, Wing
Data & Insights
Moderator: Henry Gimelfarb, Loop AI
Lisa Miller, Lisa W Miller & Associates
Victor Fernandez, Black Box Intelligence
Day Two
Established & Emerging: Execs Talk Tech and Driving Digital Sales
Moderators: Laura Michaels, Franchise Times
Jennifer Dodd, Main Squeeze Juice Co.
Amber Gadsby, Qdoba
Third-Party Deep Dive
Moderator: Bernadette Heier, Food On Demand
Meghan Musbach, Uber Technologies
Jim Osborne, Grubhub
Vishwa Chandra, DoorDash
Developing Restaurants for Off-Premises Excellence
Moderator: Fred LeFranc, Results thru Strategy
Christophe Poirier, Saucy by KFC
Adam Noyes, Potbelly
Jason Rusk, Wonder
The Power of Data, Building Loyality Programs That Stick
Moderator: Abhinav Kapur, Bikky
Julie Wade, Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe
Casey Terrell, Blaze Pizza
Courtney Maxedon, Kahala Brands/Cold Stone Creamery
Next-Gen Marketing: Attracting the Digital-First Generation
Moderator: Bernadette Heier,Food On Demand
Geoff Alexander, Wow Bao
Shawn P. Walchef, Cali BBQ Media
Stacy Kane, Emerging Brands
Gen AI: Practical Solutions for Off-Prem Success
Moderator: Carl Orsbourn, Invisible Technologies
Deborah Matteliano, Amazon Web Services
Rich Faltot, Point B
Shiv Adhiappan, YUM! Brands
Building Your Digital Storefront, How to Drive Direct Orders
Moderator: Stefan Hertzberg, Canopy Venture Studios
Jo Lambert, Olo
Allen Beck, Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill
KC Fox, DoorDash
The Digital Trifecta: Marketing, Tech & Ops Aligning for Online Dominance
Moderator: Brett Spiegel, Checkmate
Jane McPherson, Penn Station East Coast Subs
Leon Davoyan, Daves Hot Chicken
Josh Halpern, Big Chicken
Is the Price Right? Navigating Value Wars in Turbulent Times
Moderator: Michael Lukianoff, Signal Flare AI
Robbie Earl, Virtual Dining Concepts
Bryan Batson, Lou Malnati’s
Alonso Castañeda, Savory Restaurant Fund
From Tradition to Tech: How Legacy Brands Embrace Digital for the Modern Guest
Moderator: Emilee Wentland, Franchise Times
Ahsan Jiva, Mellow Mushroom
Amy Barnett, Cracker Barrel
Katie Walker Rankin, Landry’s
Reputation Management, Navigating the Omnichannel Landscape
Moderator: Andy Freivogel, Science on Call
Avi Goren, Marqii
Brittany Mercer, Cowboy Chicken
Sam Stanovich, Big Chicken
Optimizing Delivery, Blending In-House and Third Party
Moderator: Kelly Grogan, Crumbs
Brandi Villarreal, Uber
Destiny Clark, Papa Johns International
Dino Northway, Portillo’s
Day Three
Best Practices for Delivery-First and Multi-Concept Hubs
Moderator: Peter Backman, theDelivery.World
Andrew Martino, gtk
Prashant Kumar Patel, Chef on Call
Máté Kun, Growth Kitchen
Around the Industry: Catering 101
Moderator: Ryan Palmer, Lathrop GPM
Chris Heffernan, dlivrd
Byron Duncan, New Catering Connections
Ashley Elzinga, Foodservice Packaging Institute
Jeremy Cantarow, ezCater
Nathan Torres, Olo
Catering Tech Uncoded
Moderator: Jenn Saunders-Haynes, Elizabeth Jewel Consulting
Eric Stepp, Bojangles
Pete Minich, Fresh City Kitchen
Ben Kim, Kfire
Ashley Reed, Taco Cabana