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New Grubhub Owner Wonder Raises Another $600 Million
The food hall startup just raised another $600 million—boosting its valuation to over $7 billion.
Autolane Launches Curbside Operating System for Autonomous Food Delivery
As automous delivery vehicles gain traction, Autolane is helping businesses get ready by keeping parking lots organized.
Operators Who Want Young Consumers Need To Market Appropriately
Sometimes even just going live on Instagram and showing your food can be gold. Panelists at FODC dive into strategies to attract Gen Z, from social media to gaming platforms.
Restaurant Operators Accelerate Digital Pace to Match Online, Off-Prem Orders
Panelists from Wonder, Potbelly and KFC’s Saucy discuss that in a rapidly digitizing landscape, restaurant leaders must evolve—or risk falling behind.
Outstanding Operator: Bojangles
Bojangles is deploying new technology to bolster its off-premises business, and has plans for major expansion in 2025.
Wonder Adds a Media Company To Its Portfolio
With its acquisition of Tastemade, it moves closer to its goal of omniscient meal planning.
Outstanding Operator: Freebirds World Burrito
Amid catering expansion and a commitment to flavor innovation, the Tex-Mex brand continues to see growth.
From Food Trucks to On-Campus Dining, TaKorean Sees Growth
The American-Korean fusion concept has expanded to brick-and-mortar locations, food halls and stadiums. Now, it’s setting its sights on colleges.
Outstanding Operator: Portillo’s
Portillo’s charts an aggressive path with new off-premises strategies and a nod to its past.
SoundHound AI Rolls Out New Voice Features and Bets Big on Cars
SoundHound AI continues its mission of presenting ordering options pretty much everywhere.
Kea Introduces An AI Phone System That Can Be Set Up in One Hour
Such tech solutions used to be the province of large brands with large budgets. This one is targeted at independents.
Outstanding Operator: 7 Brew Coffee
A drive-thru experience with a big focus on human connection, from personalized service to building relationships with regulars, is fueling rapid growth for the coffee chain.
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.
Food On Demand Topics
Finance
How to Execute Dynamic Pricing is Food On Demand Hot Topic
Dynamic pricing is the rage among restaurants, but it’s difficult to pull off especially as inflation may be starting to ease.
Research
Deloitte Study Underscores the ‘Takeover of Takeout’
A new Deloitte survey shows 70 percent of people are ordering as much takeout or delivery than they did before the pandemic.
The Deliverers
Sweetfin Finds Sweet Spot With Delivery Exclusivity
The poke bowl concept employs a one-provider off-premises strategy as a way to keep costs down and profits up.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
Kea Introduces An AI Phone System That Can Be Set Up in One Hour
Such tech solutions used to be the province of large brands with large budgets. This one is targeted at independents.