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Vroom Delivery Provides E-Commerce Platforms to C-Stores and Is Crushing It
Vroom Delivery is on pace to 4X its growth this year by providing extraordinary digital-commerce value to convenience stores.
Golden Corral Launches Fast-Casual, Off-Premises-Forward Concept
The location features a scaled down dine-in area, a pickup section for online and third-party delivery orders and a drive-thru.
Waffle House Introduces Late-Night Delivery and Night Owls Rejoice
You can now have a pecan waffle delivered to your door at 4 a.m.
Qu Develops Smarter Kitchen as Restaurants Prioritize Tech Stacks
Qu is rolling out new equipment for the back of the house with the intention of creating smarter kitchens. This comes as restaurants are looking to consolidate tech stacks, make kitchens more efficient and prioritize first-party ordering.
Yum Brands Partners with Nvidia, Brings More AI to Restaurants
AI voice order-taking agents and more will roll out to 500 Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, and Habit Burger & Grill locations.
CC’s Coffee House Finds Success in Drive-Thru With a New Kind of AI Helper
Not every brand is looking to replace humans with automation. Some are looking to augment.
Outstanding Operator: Chef on Call
By getting ahead of the third-party delivery wave and investing in its own fleet and tech, the brand has built loyal customers.
First-Party Delivery and Kiosks Are Expected To Grow in 2025
A new survey from Qu shows what QSR and fast-casual operators are pondering.
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 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.
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Finance
Uber’s Revenue Up 11 Percent as Delivery, New Verticals Rise
Uber slightly missed analyst expectations, but posted growth in active users and delivery bookings.
Research
Report Predicts Doubling of North American Delivery Market
A new market report from Research and Markets says the North American online food delivery market could more than double by 2028.
The Deliverers
CFOs Marvel at Strength of Third-Party Delivery
Top finance officers gathered at the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference and agreed that off-premises sales have a high ceiling.
Best Practices
What are your peers doing in delivery? Get some of the best practices out there.
Richtech Robotics Opens a Café With a Talking Humanoid Barista
In Las Vegas you can go to a coffee shop and a robot will greet you and make your drink. The future is here.