A prominent law firm suggests restaurants should start planning ahead for possible bans of delivery and takeout packaging containing “forever chemicals” commonly known as PFAS. Scientifically known as polyfluoroalkyl substances and informally called forever chemicals, these substances don’t degrade in the environment and have been receiving increasing attention from legislators and environmental groups. That has led some government bodies to consider banning their use in foodservice applications. In an educational webinar and across a deep collection of resources on its site, Lathrop GPM provided some good insight into what’s going […]
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Reusable restaurant packaging startup DeliverZero is on the cusp of some notable changes in its business model that will play on consumers who are very enthusiastic about getting food delivered in reusable packaging. Today, the company has two basic models and about 200 restaurant partners in New York City and Colorado. In the first model, a restaurant puts food in reusable containers and washes them in their dishwasher upon return; though customers can also drop containers off at any point in the DelierZero network. With the second model, DeliverZero picks […]
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Cartwheel and Omnicart completed an integration to bring driver management logistics tools into Omnicart’s delivery operating system. Cartwheel announced the integration as part of a string of new connections for the platform that allows for hybrid and self-delivery. As Food On Demand previously covered, the company has recently connected with Square, ChowNow, Nash, RMDA, and deepened its connection with Olo. Co-founder and CEO Alex Vasilkin said it was a continuation of the company’s collaboration with best-in-class partners across the industry. “Cartwheel got its start as a courier company, and we […]
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A new restaurant prototype from the franchised salad chain Salata is fresh, modular design, and one that was designed to flex to a market’s market demand for off-premises. Julie Davis, the vice president of franchise development at Salata, said it’s a major update to the brand’s image, and will help them keep up design wise with the growing number of salad-focused competitors. She said it was important that the new design matches the quality of the food. “When we look at our product offering and then look at our outdated […]
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LoCo Co-Ops is a restaurant-owned delivery service popping across the country and promising lower delivery commissions.
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DoorDash has updated its merchant suite specifically for small- and medium-sized restaurants.
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Grubhub has partnered with Bank of America to allow its cardholders to receive its Grubhub+ membership service free for a year.
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ParTech, a restaurant and retail point-of-sale provider for enterprise restaurants, has acquired Menu Technologies, an omnichannel ordering platform for international restaurant brands.
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Juicer co-founders founders Ashwin Kamlani and Carl Orsbourn believe dynamic pricing is the key to off-premises profits.
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Byte Kitchen, a California-based ghost kitchen operator, closed a $6 million funding round that will allow it to open a second Noshery food hall.
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