Restaurant Group Sues Google Over ‘Unauthorized Buying Service’
Left Field Holdings, a franchisee of Florida-based Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, is suing Google. The class-action lawsuit, first reported by Ars Technica, alleges Google uses “bait-and-switch” tactics to funnel digital orders to the restaurant into expensive third-party...
DoorDash Launches DashMart Accelerator for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
DoorDash announced a new small business educational program under its Main Street Strong banner called the Accelerator for Local Goods that’s designed to benefit local consumer packaged goods businesses owned by women, immigrants, members of the trans community and...
Nextbite Hires General Manager of Operations
Virtual restaurant and delivery integration company Nextbite announced that it has hired Michelle Wickham, a 37-year enterprise restaurant executive, as its general manager of operations. Wickham will lead Nextbite’s operations team, focusing on supporting the...
KC Fox, General Manager of Digital Ordering, DoorDash
KC Fox General Manager of Digital Ordering, DoorDash KC Fox is the general manager of digital ordering at DoorDash. In her role, she’s responsible for the growth of DoorDash’s first-party digital ordering solutions, which include Storefront,...
Sophia Budianto, General Manager of DoorDash Drive, DoorDash
Sophia Budianto General Manager of DoorDash Drive, DoorDash Sophia is a General Manager on the DoorDash Drive team at DoorDash, leading the small and midsize business (SMB) segment. DoorDash Drive is DoorDash’s white-label fulfillment platform that powers direct...
Dino Northway, Director Off-Premise, Portillo’s
Dino Northway Director Off-Premise, Portillo’s Dino Northway leads off-premise and digital ordering for Portillo’s Hot Dogs. Dino has a collective 25+ years in off-premise and operations experience. Dino has worked for other large national chains such as...
Two Ghost Growth Mindsets from Qdoba, WOWorks
Two restaurant companies are scaling up their ghost kitchens, and they’re taking some slightly different approaches to make ghost operations fit with their brands. Health-focused WOWorks, the parent company of Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, Garbanzo Mediterranean and...
Inside Miso Robotics’ ‘Passive’ Crowdfunding Program
Kitchen robotics are having a moment, both in terms of popular interest and investor support. Miso Robotics, the maker of “Flippy 2,” a robotic arm designed to operate a fry station and a handful of other automation products, is monetizing the interest through equity...
Serve, Nvidia Formalize Partnership with $10M Investment
Serve Robotics announced a new investment from chipmaker Nvidia that deepens the relationship between the two companies and helps speed up growth and development. Nvidia will invest $10 million in the company as a strategic investment. Among investments in the robotic...
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.