Ottonomy unveils ‘Crab Mode,’ Raises $3.3M
Robotic delivery bot maker Ottonomy secured $3.3 million in a second investment round and previewed its next delivery robot. CEO Ritukar Vijay said there is a major need for robotics on campuses, in parking lots and in places like airports—maybe more so than...
Scott Nelson, President, SAVRpak
Scott Nelson President, SAVRpak Scott Nelson is the President of SAVRpak, an award-winning food sciences company that is revolutionizing the world of off-premise food delivery and transforming the global agTech community, all while fighting food waste. He is an...
Brian Howenstein, COO | VP of Product, ClusterTruck
Brian Howenstein COO | VP of Product, ClusterTruck Brian Howenstein is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and innovator with more than 15 years of expertise, currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer and VP of Product at ClusterTruck. Brian was one of the early...
Natha Dempsey, President, Foodservice Packaging Institute
Natha Dempsey President, Foodservice Packaging Institute Natha Dempsey is president of the Foodservice Packaging Institute, the trade association for the North American foodservice packaging industry. At FPI, she advocates for the interests of the industry and...
Uber “Betting in a Huge Way on Grocery” with Big Refresh
Much has changed since Uber integrated Latin American grocery delivery provider, Cornershop, onto its platform two years ago. Now that U.S. online grocery sales are an $80-billion-dollar category in the U.S., Uber is updating the experience for merchants, customers...
High-Flying Lunchbox Lays Off a Third of its Staff
Lunchbox, one of the most prominent and outspoken tech companies in the delivery space, announced a significant round of layoffs just months after acquiring NovaDine and receiving $50 million through a Series B investment round. Company co-founder and CEO Nabeel...
Waitr (ASAP), Announces Stadium Partnership, Expansion
Waitr Holdings will soon officially be known as ASAP, and the company has a new deal with MetLife Stadium and both NFL teams that play there. Waitr inked a five-year deal to serve as the “official and exclusive mobile ordering partner of the New York Jets and New York...
Daily Harvest Faults Tara Flour for Outbreak
Mail-order health-food giant Daily Harvest identified the ingredient that made nearly 500 customers sick in a massive foodborne illness outbreak. In a letter to customers updating them on the outbreak, Daily Harvest CEO Rachel Drori wrote the company “identified tara...
Catapult Concepts Building a New Model for Virtual Restaurants
Virtual restaurants are going through rapid evolutions as this subset of the restaurant industry matures. By focusing on operational simplicity, Catapult Concepts offers a new method of operating sub brands that the founder says is exceptionally easy and truly...
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.