Hanson Li, CEO, Lazy Susan
Hanson Li CEO, Lazy Susan Hanson Li is the co-founder and CEO of Lazy Susan, a contemporary concept of Chinese American take-out and he is also the founder and managing partner of Salt Partners, a F&B holding company. Salt’s current portfolio includes national...
Mark Leavitt, Managing Partner, Enlightened Hospitality Investments
Mark Leavitt Managing Partner, Enlightened Hospitality Investments Mark is co-founder and managing partner of Enlightened Hospitality Investments. Mark is actively involved in all of EHI’s portfolio companies, and serves on the boards of Joe Coffee, Salt & Straw,...
Buck Jordan, Founder & CEO, Wavemaker Labs
Buck Jordan Co-founder & CEO, Wavemaker Labs Buck is the co-founder and CEO of Wavemaker Labs—a next-gen corporate innovation venture fund that incubates and scales disruptive technology startups in partnership with the world’s most forward-thinking companies....
Scott Gladstone, SVP Strategy & Innovation, Dine Brands Global
Scott Gladstone SVP, Strategy & Innovation, Dine Brands Global Scott is the senior vice president of strategy and innovation for Dine Brands Global. In this role he oversees all aspects of global strategy development, planning, innovation and new concepts to drive...
Mike Bell, CEO, Miso Robotics
Mike Bell CEO, Miso Robotics As CEO of Miso Robotics, Mike sets the overall strategic direction for the company and oversees the scope of operations. A veteran technology executive and entrepreneur for more than 25 years, he has held C-suite roles at early-stage...
DoorDash Now Offering Cash Advances To Restaurants
DoorDash is partnering with fintech firm Parafin to launch DoorDash Capital, which will offer restaurants convenient access to capital. The company is leveraging its visibility into and control of restaurant delivery revenue to offer cash advances against future...
White Castle Set to Roll Out 100 Flippy Robots
The Flippy robotic army is growing through an expanded deal with quick-serve burger giant White Castle. Miso, the company that developed Flippy, announced the burger chain would implement the robotic arms in 100 standalone locations across the country. White Castle...
Grubhub Partners with 7-Eleven for National C-Store, Grubhub Goods
Arriving to the C-store scene later than its contemporaries, Grubhub is taking its convenience concept, Grubhub Goods, nationwide from more than 3,000 locations across the country. This follows a successful pilot in New York of more than a dozen Grubhub Goods...
Kiwibot Plans Campus Expansion After Sodexo Contract, $7.5M Investment
More than 1,200 of Kiwibot’s adorable delivery robots will soon be roaming 50 college campuses across the U.S. by the end of the year, thanks to a new multimillion-dollar contract with Sodexo and a $7.5 million pre-Series A investment, bringing its total fundraising...
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.