Kristen Hartman, President of Specialty Brands, FOCUS Brands
Kristen Hartman President of Specialty Brands, FOCUS Brands Kristen has nearly 25 years of experience in the quick service restaurant industry. A transformative and passionate leader, in her current role she partners with brand and cross-functional leaders to drive...
Meredith Sandland, CEO, Empower Delivery
Meredith Sandland CEO, Empower Delivery Meredith Sandland is a strategist, restaurant executive and serial entrepreneur. Meredith is the CEO of Empower Delivery, a SaaS company that enables delivery-centric restaurants to manage end-to-end deliver transactions...
Dan Gallery, President, Gallery Carts.Kiosks.Portables
Dan Gallery President, Gallery Carts.Kiosks.Portables Before assuming the role as president of Gallery in December 2016, Dan spent five years as a managing director for Allonhill. In this role, he lead the company’s sales strategy, planning and processes, and sales....
Doug Cook, SVP | CTO, Jack in the Box
Doug Cook SVP | CTO, Jack in the Box Doug serves an integral role in developing and executing strategic initiatives focused on technology to support the brand’s needs. He brings more than 20 years of foodservice experience, leading guest and employee-facing platforms,...
Jim Balis, Managing Director, Strategic Operations Group, CapitalSpring
Jim Balis Managing Director, Strategic Operations Group, CapitalSpring Jim joined CapitalSpring in 2014 where he serves as managing director and heads up the Strategic Operations Group. He has over 40 years of restaurant experience and has served as CEO in more than...
DoorDash is Buying Bbot
Consolidation continues sweeping through the restaurant tech space, with DoorDash announcing a deal to acquire hospitality startup, Bbot. The delivery giant says Bbot’s ordering, payment and marketing software will give its merchants more solutions for in-store and...
Starship Raises $100M in 30 Days, Plots New Markets
Starship Technologies is on a triumphant roll as the delivery robot provider announces raising $100 million in the last 30 days, including its most recent $42 million Series B funding round. Together, these funds will help Starship further scale its autonomous drone...
Olo Announces Olo Pay During Solid 2021 Earnings
Olo has a tendency to announce new moves during the company earnings calls, and Olo’s fourth quarter and full-year 2021 earnings came with two interesting announcements. The company announced it would acquire digital integration company Omnivore and said it...
Operators Bring Digital Off-Premises Mindset Indoors
As diners return to indoor dining they’re bringing with their newfound desire for the digital restaurant. Similarly, operators who embraced digital with a sliver of desperation early on have seen the value and are now eagerly bringing new digital tools inside....
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.