Anand Tumuluru, Founder | CEO
Founder | CEO Loop AI Anand is the CEO and co-founder of Loop, Delivery Intelligence Platform helping 1000s of restaurants across the nation’s top brands like Dave’s Hot Chicken, Whataburger & Starbird Over the past decade, he wore several hats as a...Courtney Maxedown, Kahala Brands
VP of Marketing & Digital Strategy, Kahala Brands | Cold Stone Creamery Courtney Maxedon is the Vice President of Marketing and Digital Strategy at Kahala Brands, where she has spent over six years driving digital growth and innovation. In her current role, she...Ben Kim, Kfire
Ben Kim President | Co-Founder, Kfire Ben Kim is the President and Co-Founder of KFire, a fast-casual restaurant specializing in authentic Korean BBQ, with two locations in Chicago, Illinois. Before venturing into the restaurant industry, Ben spent over 16 years in...
Outstanding Operator: Viva Chicken
Viva Chicken is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. Viva Chicken, the fast-casual Peruvian rotisserie chain with 15 locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Utah, is not shy about its devotion to poultry. After all, its name literally means “long live...FODC – PE – GK
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Outstanding Operator: Playa Bowls
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....
Uber and OpenTable Help Diners Book Tables and Travel to Restaurants
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...
Incept AI Has a Drive-Thru Order-Taking Solution That Minimizes Secondary Noises
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...
Domino’s Partners with DoorDash to Expand Delivery Reach
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...
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.