by Arthur Robert | Sep 29, 2021 | Best Practices, News
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is deploying Flybuy’s location-based technology to improve its curbside pickup business. According to Michael Lapid, chief information officer for the smoothie chain, the technology is active in 200 locations and it hopes to deploy the system...
by Tom Kaiser | Sep 29, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash is getting boozier with news that customers in 20 states and the District of Columbia—as well as users in Canada and Australia—can now order wine, beer or spirits for on-demand delivery or pickup from thousands of restaurants, grocery stores and retailers....
by Tom Kaiser | Sep 29, 2021 | Briefs, News
Sunday, the restaurant payment app started in April of 2021 that uses QR codes for seamless self-payment and faster table turning, announced a $100 million Series A financing round. This announcement follows the huge traction QR codes have gained during the pandemic...
by Tom Kaiser | Sep 29, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery
Robomart, the rolling convenience store that brings the convenience store right to your front door, is diversifying by allowing retailers to use its platform to offer fast, convenient at-home shopping experiences. Through the launch of its new Retailer Platform, Santa...
by fodnews | Sep 29, 2021 | Conference Speakers
Sean Reiter Director, Brand Revenue, The Melt Sean is a 30-year restaurant executive and consultant with broad leadership experience—focused for the last decade on helping restaurants drive profitable online ordering and delivery revenue. At companies such as The...
by fodnews | Sep 29, 2021 | Conference Speakers
Raphael Ortiz VP, Strategic Initiatives, Five Guys Raphael Ortiz is vice president of strategic initiatives of Five Guys, the leader of the fast-casual burger segment, which has over 1700 restaurants worldwide. He is responsible for a number of initiatives that...
by fodnews | Sep 23, 2021 | Conference Speakers
Joey Simons SVP of Operations, C3 Joey is the senior vice president of operations for C3, the leading global food tech platform that is re-imagining the food service industry with a brand-first approach through established brick and mortar shared kitchens, digital...
by fodnews | Sep 23, 2021 | Conference Speakers
Joel Montaniel CEO & Co-Founder, SevenRooms Joel Montaniel is the CEO and co-founder of SevenRooms, a guest experience and retention platform that helps hospitality operators create exceptional experiences that drive revenue and repeat business. Prior to founding...
by fodnews | Sep 22, 2021 | Conference Speakers
Corey Manicone Co-Founder & CEO, Zuul Corey grew up in the industry as his parents owned fast casual restaurants in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he learned first hand the good, the bad and the ugly that comes with operating. In 2015, Corey joined New York...
by fodnews | Sep 22, 2021 | Conference Speakers
Aaron Hoffman Head of Strategy, DeliverThat Aaron Hoffman is co-founder and head of strategy at DeliverThat, a delivery management platform specializing in catering delivery and setup. Originally established as an on-demand delivery service for college students,...