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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.
Behind the Scenes With DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub
FODC hosts a third-party delivery provider summit with all the big players.
Tom Brady, Speed and Why Restaurant Operators Need to Understand AI
Speaking on opening day of the Food On Demand Conference, Adam Brotman and Andy Sack, co-founders of consultancy and AI lab Forum3, discuss how restaurant operators can better apply artificial intelligence tools to their businesses.
Virtual Brands Are Alive But Have Seen Better Days
Robbie Earl of Virtual Dining Concepts is still swinging.
Restaurant Reps Air Grievances, Share Solutions on DSP Chargebacks at FODC
Delivery service from third-party providers is a convenient option for consumers and another revenue stream for restaurant operators. However, it also come with its set of challenges.
AI, Connected Cars, Degens. Are You Ready?
FODC futurists make some startling predictions.
FODC Panel Shines Spotlight on Recent Restaurant Analytics
Two industry research providers share exclusive findings about consumer expectations, market insights and technology adoption in the on-demand world.
Be Creative With Your Packaging But Don’t Crush Your Margins
Are you overspending on packaging? Here’s how to tell.
Third-Party Delivery Providers Make Their Case
The market leaders in food delivery convene to give a state of the industry.
Digitization Process For Restaurants Is An Omni-Channel Effort
If you have not gone fully digital, what are you waiting for?
Profitable Restaurant Delivery Hinges On Order Accuracy
Minimizing refund requests is the whole ballgame.
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
Moody’s Downgrades Grubhub
Moody’s downgraded its outlook for Grubhub while maintaining a stable outlook for the third-largest U.S. restaurant delivery provider.
Research
Third-Party Sales up Slightly, Market Share Shifting
New data shows that COVID-19 is potentially “even-ing the playing field” for third-party delivery. That’s according to Sense360, the data and analytics firm that measures foot traffic, proprietary survey data and gleans insights from the payment data of 5 million...
The Deliverers
Inspire Brands Buys Delivery Tech Platform Vromo
The move is part of Inspire Brands’ strategic plan to make delivery channels more profitable. Vromo serves as a management software, helping brands operate delivery at scale while providing the end customer with branded delivery tracking.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
Uber Eats Expands Robotic Delivery to Japan
Deliveries are expected to begin in part of Tokyo by the end of March 2024, via Cartken’s “Model C” autonomous, sidewalk robot.