RMDA Launches App Connecting Consumers with Local Restaurants, Delivery Service Providers
The Restaurant Marketing and Delivery Association (RMDA) launched a consumer marketplace called LocalDelivery that was created to match consumers with local restaurants that are exclusively delivered by local delivery service providers. Based in Austin, Texas, the...
How Jamba, Applebee’s and More Big Brands Tackle Technology
Executives at Red Robin, Dine Brands, Focus Brands and Olo answered questions about digital strategy posed by Franchise Times’ Laura Michaels, left. How do Focus Brands, Dine Brands and Red Robin determine which delivery and off-premises initiatives...
How Uber Eats Aims to Be ‘Super App’ for Both People and Things
Kelly Seeman, right, discussed Uber Eats’ dual strategy to deliver people and things on Day Two of the Food On Demand Conference. Editor Tom Kaiser asked the questions. At his feet is a margarita cocktail kit Seeman had delivered on stage to celebrate Cinco De...
Four Big Datapoints from YipitData and Sense360
During day one of the 2022 Food On Demand Conference, YipitData and Sense360 went deep—very deep—on industry data. Four big numbers emerged as an interesting snapshot of where the off-premises world stands today. Moderated by Carl Orsbourn, co-author of...
How Can Restaurants Win Repeat Customers? Create an Emotional Tie, Loyalty Experts Say
During a panel May 4 at the Food On Demand Conference in Las Vegas, loyalty and customer engagement platform providers discuss the importance of creating offers that show restaurants know their guests. From left, Aaron Newton, chief product officer, Thanx; Charles...
Olo CEO Kicks Off Food On Demand Conference: ‘From Toy to Mission-Critical’
Tom Kaiser, right, and Nicholas Upton kicked off the fifth annual Food On Demand Conference today in Las Vegas with a run-through of the industry’s biggest news. “I want what I want when I want it.” That’s the mantra of today’s food...
DoorDash Kitchens Expands to Downtown Brooklyn
Nearly three years after opening its first eponymous ghost kitchen in Redwood City, California, DoorDash opened its latest DoorDash Kitchens facility in downtown Brooklyn with a mix of local, regional and national restaurants. This new East Coast location is clear...
Hybrid-Delivery Platform Cartwheel Raises $3M in Seed Round
Cartwheel, a platform that enables hybrid delivery, raised $3 million in seed capital to enhance its offering, build more integrations and expand the company. The company, which has powered deliveries for P.F. Chang’s, Taco Del Mar and Portillo’s, has now...
Hungry House Unveils Season Two, Second Ghost Kitchen
Hungry House, the “anti-ghost kitchen” aimed at star chefs and culinary creators, launched “Season 02” of its offering, featuring new menus from its lineup of dynamic chef creators. The New York-based ghost kitchen also announced its second location, opening soon in...
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.