Catering Industry Innovates as Demand Returns
After a major slowdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, large events with plenty of people to feed are making a comeback. It’s a fact that’s been well recognized by those in the food catering business, such as the individuals featured at a panel during Food on...
DoorDash Hooks up Drinks with DoubleDash
Alcoholic drinks are coming front and center to the DoorDash platform. The largest U.S.-based delivery provider just unveiled a new feature called DoubleDash that allows diners to order food from one establishment and drinks from another, all in a single order with no...
Hungry House Debuts TikTok-native Season 3 Lineup
New York City ghost kitchen startup, Hungry House, has debuted its Season 3 offering that includes a collaboration between viral TikTok-er and entrepreneur, Melissa Ben-Ishay, and Bowery, a leading U.S. smart vertical farming company. As co-founder and CEO of Baked by...
Flying Charleys Cheesesteaks Coming to North Carolina
Flying Philadelphia-style cheesesteak sandwiches are coming to select customers in Durham, North Carolina, thanks to a new drone delivery partnership with Flytrex. The companies estimate three-minute flight times for customers ordering through the Flytrex app....
Paytronix Debuts Order Experience Builder for Custom Ordering Sites
Paytronix says its new Order Experience Builder enables brands to create customized digital guest experiences without the need for third-party designers and developers. The new product allows restaurants to create fully branded ordering sites that are tailored to a...
Gopuff, Grubhub Partner on Big City Grocery Delivery
Grubhub announced a partnership that will bring Gopuff’s groceries, virtual restaurants, convenience goods, alcohol and household essentials to the third-largest U.S. delivery provider’s marketplace. The tie-up begins with a pilot starting immediately in New York...
Decrying Influence of ‘Tech Bros,’ OOMI Digital Kitchen Launches in Dallas
With a spicy announcement decrying the influence of “food tech bros” in the delivery space, OOMI Digital Kitchen is a new ghost kitchen opening this month in Dallas, led by the founder of Urban Taco. The new ghost kitchen aims to define what it calls the second wave...
C3 Teams Up with Gzooh Kitchens in Canada
Canada delivery diners will soon have more choices thanks to a partnership between U.S.-based C3 and Canada’s Gzooh Kitchens, a ghost kitchen provider. The partnership will bring C3’s brands, including Umami Burger and Sam’s Crispy Chicken, to Canada for the first...
Grubhub, Bloomin’ Brands Expand Partnership
Bloomin’ Brands and Grubhub announced they are expanding their partnership to bring all of the Tampa, Florida-based brands onto the Grubhub marketplace, adding to the Carrabba’s Italian Grill locations already on the platform. More than 1,700 listings will be...
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.