by fodnews | Aug 30, 2022 | Conference Speakers
Pedro Mora Founder | CEO, Fajita Pete’s In 2002, at the age of just 23, Pedro “Pete” Mora opened a Mexican restaurant with a full bar and 60 tables. As Pete watched the restaurant’s catering services totally crush it, he realized something: customers crave not...
by fodnews | Aug 30, 2022 | Conference Speakers
Alexus Medina Director of Product Management, Sabert Corporation As director of product management at Sabert Corporation, Alexus is focused on the strategy and development of products that enhance and advance the way people enjoy food, at home or on the go. Sabert...
by Nicholas Upton | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Third-Party Delivery
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....
by Nicholas Upton | Aug 25, 2022 | Best Practices, News
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...
by Tom Kaiser | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
It’s a throwback to the earliest days of delivery: what if restaurants banded together and created their own delivery service to avoid the costs of third-party delivery apps? After a few ups and downs, LoCo Co-Ops is doing exactly that in markets across the country,...
by Tom Kaiser | Aug 25, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Based on feedback from restaurant merchants, DoorDash has updated its merchant suite specifically for small- and medium-sized restaurants. Part of the update includes giving restaurants the ability to set goals, such as growing online, attracting new customers,...
by Tom Kaiser | Aug 25, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Less than two months after partnering with Amazon, Grubhub has partnered with Bank of America to allow its cardholders to receive its Grubhub+ membership service free for a year. Starting on August 18th, eligible Bank of America cardholders can activate a one-year,...
by Tom Kaiser | Aug 25, 2022 | Briefs, News
ParTech, a restaurant and retail point-of-sale provider for enterprise restaurants, has acquired Menu Technologies, an omnichannel ordering platform for international restaurant brands. According to Par, based in New Hartford, New York, the Menu acquisition adds an...
by fodnews | Aug 23, 2022 | Conference Speakers
Mary Sclafani VP of Market Innovation Strategy, Genpak With nearly 30 years of industry experience, Mary Sclafani is the vice president of market innovation strategy at Genpak. She is currently a sitting member of the International Foodservice Manufacturing...
by Tom Kaiser | Aug 18, 2022 | News, Top Stories
Juicer is the latest company helping restaurants implement dynamic pricing and two of its co-founders, Ashwin Kamlani and Carl Orsbourn, believe this new pricing model is the key to improving off-premises profits and flattening out rush periods in this era of...