Ghoster Combines the Art of Virtual Restaurants with Science
Above: Ghoster Head of Operations Shane Womack and Head of Culinary Chef Nick Barr Ghoster is the latest early-stage virtual restaurant provider promising that a focus on operations and technology will make the difference for restaurants bringing new brands into their...
Saladworks Inks Deal with Ghost Kitchen Brands, Walmart
In a landmark deal that will nearly double the brand’s footprint with 60 kitchens in the United States and 30 in Canada, fast-casual franchise Saladworks is partnering with Ghost Kitchen Brands to open in dozens of non-traditional locations by the end of 2021, many of...
Squarespace Acquires Tock
Tock, the restaurant reservation platform that moved into carryout and events, has been acquired by website and ecommerce platform Squarespace in a $400 million mix of cash and stock. Squarespace said bringing Tock under its umbrella will enable its customers to...
Chipotle Invests In Autonomous Delivery Company Nuro
Chipotle has invested in Nuro, a California-based autonomous vehicle manufacturer that’s been making news ever since its founding in 2016. Known for delivery vehicles that are similar to Smart cars, it has tested deliveries with Domino’s, grocery stores and others,...
The Siren Call of Self Delivery
Self-delivery remains a tricky concept for the majority of restaurant operators. Many, especially independents, are reluctant to hire drivers, deal with the overhead and manage the technology layer necessary to give consumers what they’re used to from ecommerce....
After Off-Premises Tests, Famous Dave’s is Ready to Grow Again
As the parent company of Famous Dave’s gradually transitions away from table service and large-format restaurants, BBQ Holdings is distilling what it’s learned from years of delivery-focused experiments to come out of the pandemic swinging as it shifts into growth...
FOD Tech Stack Event: Delivery DIY or Outsourcing?
During the final session of Food On Demand’s Building Your Off-Premises Tech Stack event in March, Grubhub Senior Director Liz Bosone joined OrderB4 CEO Randy Murphy and Leah Willis, digital systems and technology manager at Boston’s Flour Bakery + Cafe, to discuss...
Slice Unveils Proprietary POS for Local Pizzerias
During its annual Make Conference, Slice unveiled a proprietary point-of-sale system called Slice Register for the more than 15,000 independent pizzerias on its platform. The company says this new product will put the same tech tools and data insights that Domino’s...
Woflow Raises $3.5M for its Merchant Data Platform
Woflow, a data infrastructure company behind some of the highest growth online ordering and food delivery platforms, has raised $3.5M in seed funding to launch what it calls the world’s first Merchant Data Platform. The platform is a standardized, automated...
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.