Kitchen United CEO, CBO Detail Plans for $100M Investment
Kitchen United raised $100 million and announced plans to grow from 15 to 500 locations in the coming years, partly with Circle K, a partnership that could rival its work with Kroger. The Pasadena, California,-based ghost kitchen operator said it will also push into...
After Layoffs, Nextbite’s New Co-President Denny Post Digs In
Denny Post isn’t done speeding toward the horizon of the restaurant world. In an interview with Food On Demand, the former president and CEO of Red Robin who steered development of KFC’s Popcorn Chicken, Burger King’s Chicken Fries and Starbucks’ Pikes Place Roast,...
Reef, Hubb Kitchens Open Virtual Food Hall at RDU
Travelers flying through Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina have a new option with a new virtual food hall bringing nine restaurant concepts for pickup and gate-side delivery through a partnership between Reef and Hubb Kitchens. For off-premises...
Wow Bao Targets Food Deserts with Automated Vending Machines
Wow Bao is taking its next step toward an off-premises-biased real estate model with high-tech vending machines through a partnership with Automated Retail Technologies and its Just Baked Hot Food kiosks. Wow Bao inside of Just Baked vending machines will begin...
Vollrath Adds New Senior VP of Foodservice
Brian Hedlund has been named senior vice president of foodservice for the U.S. and Canadian markets at Vollrath Company. In this new role, Hedlund will focus on capturing the synergies that exist across all Vollrath Foodservice product lines, as well as executing...
Compass Group, RoWok Announce 3-Location Robotics Pilot
Compass Group Canada will soon have three fully-robotic kitchens in a new partnership with SJW Robotics, the creator of RoWok. Compass, the largest foodservice company in Canada with more than 2,200 locations across the country, will pilot three kitchens starting this...
Survey: Drive-Thru Customers Want More Automation
In a recent survey from Presto, drive-thru customers like the influx of automation and they want more. Presto, a digital services provider known recently for AI-voice technology, announced the findings of a biannual survey that showed a strong desire for more...
Kroger, Kitchen United Open Dallas-Area ‘MIX’ Location
Ghost kitchen operator Kitchen United and grocery giant Kroger have opened the second Kitchen United MIX location in Texas. The MIX location represents a lot of learnings from the company distilled into a smaller-format, high-tech location compared to some of the...
Seattle City Council Proposes Permanent Cap on Delivery Fees
Under a proposed Seattle City Council ordinance, restaurant delivery fees would be capped at 15 percent. According to a presentation from the Council, the ordinance would “require food delivery platforms to engage in agreed-upon, reasonable, and transparent business...
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