Walmart Expands Drone Delivery with Wing to More U.S. Cities
Walmart is taking drone delivery to the next level, with plans to reach dozens of major U.S. cities by next year, including Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa. The move builds on its current partnership with drone provider Wing, already live in the...
Minnow Technologies Acquires DeliverZero to Advance Sustainable Food Delivery
Minnow Technologies has acquired DeliverZero, aiming to bring more sustainable options to food delivery. Minnow is best known for its MinnowPods: secure, insulated cubbies that keep hot food hot and cold food cold. These “food lockers” allow delivery drivers from...
Lunchbox and UrbanPiper Join Forces for Global Tech Expansion
Lunchbox, an enterprise tech platform for restaurants, is partnering with UrbanPiper, a popular restaurant management platform known for its work outside the U.S. The partnership will allows Lunchbox to expand its core solutions, which includes order aggregation,...
Jetson Brings Hyper-Local Meal Delivery To Toronto
It’s a bold move to name your food-delivery company after the show the Jetsons, known for its vision of flying cars, when your proposition involves couriers on foot. Founder Andrew Oliver can explain. “We liked how Rosey the Robot did things,” he said in an interview....
Why Wonder is Dropping Delivery Fees
Wonder, the food hall startup by Marc Lore, recently announced its axing delivery fees altogether. Customers will no longer see a $1.99 fee on delivery orders when ordering through Wonder’s website or app. “This was a move on our part to be incredibly customer first...
Forget Beer and Sports. Digital Sales Power Buffalo Wild Wings Go
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Franchise Times—a sister publication to Food On Demand. No wall-to-wall TV screens. No fans screaming in celebration (or groaning in dismay) for their favorite team. No alcohol in sight. And yet this Buffalo...
Inside the Catering Success of Condado Tacos
Sara Kear, chief marketing officer at Condado Tacos, dropped a bombshell during a panel discussion hosted by ezCater at the eighth-annual Food On Demand Conference. “This week we’re hitting a catering record,” she said about the casual taco and tequila concept with...
Delivery-First and Multi-Concept Hubs Offer Advice For the Industry
It wasn’t long ago that off-premises orders were an afterthought for operators. But today the game has changed. Andrew Martino, the founder of gtk, which stands for ghost truck kitchen, loves the new playing field. “We are a multi-concept single-line kitchen,...
Black Box Intelligence Acquires Guest-Experience Survey Platform Yumpingo
Black Box Intelligence (BBI), a leader in restaurant data and operational performance solutions, has acquired Yumpingo (YPG), a guest experience management and survey platform. BBI is building an AI Command Center for Restaurants, integrating guest experience...
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.