Jose Volio, Head of Growth, Otter
Jose Volio Head of Growth, Otter Jose is the global head of growth for order management and growth platform Otter. With over 100,000 customers around the world, Otter helps restaurants save time, increase sales and deliver better. With a background in finance and...Brita Rosenheim, Managing Partner, Vita Vera Ventures
Brita Rosenheim Managing Partner, Vita Vera Ventures Brita is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Vita Vera Ventures, an early stage climate tech fund, as well as lead investor at Portfolia’s Food & Agtech Fund, building on 20+ years of food & tech...
Lori Stout, VP of Marketing, Punchh/PAR Technology Corp.
Lori Stout VP of Marketing, Punchh/PAR Technology Corp. Lori is the vice president of marketing at Punchh, a leading integrated loyalty and offers platform that powers some of the biggest brands in the country. With over 20 years of experience working and growing...
Deborah Matteliano, Global Head for Restaurant Technology, Amazon
Deborah Matteliano Global Head for Restaurant Technology, Amazon Web Services Deborah serves as the global head of restaurant service providers at AWS, where she focuses on advising Third Party Delivery companies, Restaurant Technology Providers, and Virtual Dining...
Kyle Goings, Director of Merchant Growth & New Verticals, Grubhub
Kyle Goings Director of Merchant Growth & New Verticals, Grubhub Kyle is the director of merchant growth and new verticals for Grubhub. In this role, he’s responsible for driving the strategy and roadmap for launching and growing Grubhub’s non-restaurant lines of...
David Adelman, Head of Business Development, Toast
David Adelman Head of Business Development, Toast David Adelman is head of business development at Toast. He leads the partnerships team, which oversees the Toast Partner Ecosystem of over 160 best-in-class providers integrated into the Toast platform to help...
Miso Bot ‘Chippy’ Slinging Chips in Chipotle Test
Miso Robotics and Chipotle are testing an automated chip-making robot to see if it can keep up with human counterparts and meet the burrito giant’s exacting standards. Dubbed “Chippy,” the chip-making robot will look familiar to Flippy fans. It’s...
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...
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.