by Bernadette Heier | Apr 3, 2025 | News, Outstanding Operators
Playa Bowls is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. Founded by avid surfers Robert Giuliani and Abby Taylor, the brand was inspired by their surf trips to places like Panama, Costa Rica, and Hawaii. There, they discovered unique versions of acai and pitaya bowls....
by Adam Wahlberg | Apr 2, 2025 | News Briefs
It’s such a natural collaboration that it’s surprising it hasn’t happened sooner. Uber and Open Table have formed a partnership to combine Uber’s ride-hailing and delivery services with OpenTable’s restaurant network. The companies plan to develop integrations of the...
by Adam Wahlberg | Apr 2, 2025 | News
There’s a poorly kept secret about the effectiveness of voice AI systems in the drive-thru. Secondary noises coming from the car are a real pain. “In previous versions of the technology, the AI agent would get confused by interfering speech,” said Umut Isik, CEO of...
by Bernadette Heier | Apr 2, 2025 | News
Domino’s has entered into a partnership with DoorDash. The pizza giant will leverage DoorDash’s marketplace for ordering while continuing its delivery service through its own drivers. The pilot program is already underway in select locations, with a nationwide rollout...
by Adam Wahlberg | Apr 1, 2025 | News
Headlines about the restaurant industry last year were filled with gloom. Stories about inflation, wage pressures, consumer dissatisfaction. Things seemed bleak. But a new survey from TouchBistro shows consumers in 2025 are feeling better about restaurants, especially...
by Adam Wahlberg | Mar 31, 2025 | News
Perkins is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. Perkins is more than breakfast. That’s not the brand’s motto but it may as well be as that’s where the brand’s head is at in 2025. But let’s be clear: the brand, which operates close to 300 locations in the U.S. and...
by fodnews | Mar 28, 2025 | Conference Speakers
Jim Osborne VP of Restaurant Partnerships, Grubhub Jim Osborne is Vice President of Restaurant Partnerships at Grubhub and is based in Grubhub’s hometown of Chicago, Illinois. He has been in this role for a little over a year, and as a part of his position, he...
by fodnews | Mar 28, 2025 | Conference Speakers
Jeremy Cantarow Director of Supply Marketing, ezCater Jeremy Cantarow is the Director of Supply Marketing at ezCater, the #1 food tech platform for workplaces in the US. In his role, Jeremy leads go-to-market strategies to expand and optimize ezCater’s network of over...
by fodnews | Mar 28, 2025 | Conference Speakers
KC Fox GM, Commerce DoorDash KC Fox is the General Manager of Commerce Platform at DoorDash. In her role, she’s responsible for the growth of DoorDash’s first-party digital ordering solutions, which include Online Ordering, Drive on-Demand, and Tableside...
by fodnews | Mar 28, 2025 | Conference Speakers
Vishwa Chandra VP of Enterprise Restaurant Partnerships, DoorDash Vishwa Chandra is the Vice President of Enterprise Restaurant Partnerships at DoorDash, overseeing a merchant-oriented team responsible for supporting the online off-premise growth of hundreds of...