Gig-Work Legal Shield Prop 22 Deemed ‘Unconstitutional’
The landmark Proposition 22 that carved out exceptions to California’s AB5 legislation has been deemed unconstitutional by a California judge. Under Proposition 22, which passed in November of 2020, delivery and driver gig workers did not fall under a test to...
Matt Howard | CEO & Co-Founder, EatStreet
Matt Howard CEO & Co-Founder, EatStreet Matt Howard is the CEO at EatStreet, a food delivery platform that connects diners with local restaurants. Founded in 2010, EatStreet has expanded to over 250 cities and 15,000 restaurants under Howard’s leadership. His...
David Bloom | COO, CDO; Capriotti’s and Wing Zone
David Bloom Chief Operating & Development Officer, Capriotti’s & Wing Zone David Bloom serves as the chief operating and development officer for Capriotti’s Subs and Wing Zone, both high growth franchise brands based in Las Vegas, Nevada. David’s...
With New Cash, Mighty Quinn’s Aims to Be Shake Shack of BBQ
With a fresh Series B investment in hand, two in-house virtual restaurants, pandemic-tested franchisees and a budding consumer packaged goods business, New York-based Mighty Quinn’s BBQ dreams of becoming the Shake Shack of slow-cooked meats as it adds locations...
Native Delivery Pays Off According to Latest Delivery Study
A new consumer survey from SMG, the latest in an ongoing study of trends in the food delivery market, shows native delivery making inroads as 23 percent of U.S. consumers reported ordering food directly from restaurants with their own delivery platforms compared to 24...
Zume Partners for Open-Source PFA-Free Food Packaging
In a move Zume calls an unprecedented technological breakthrough, the tech-focused developer of sustainable packaging has created a substitute for single-use plastics it is open sourcing in partnership with Solenis for food packaging manufacturers and consumer...
JustKitchen Adds to Exec Team, Ghost Kitchen Lineup
JustKitchen, the Asian ghost kitchen provider moving into the U.S. market, added three new restaurants to its lineup of “app-to-door” brands and appointed a former Deliveroo executive as its new executive vice president of operations. The company’s newest...
WoodSpoon Raises $14M, Raise Led by Restaurant Brands International
WoodSpoon announced another fundraise of $14 million with some interesting investors in the mix. The platform, on which home chefs can sell their food for delivery, just announced its latest raise and teased further expansion of the community-centric, two-sided...
Michael Beacham, President, Kitchens, REEF Technology
Michael Beacham President of Kitchens, REEF Technology Michael is the president of REEF Kitchens where he has the overall responsibility of growing and managing REEF into becoming North America’s largest delivery restaurant operator. Michael has been a career-long...
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.