Minnesota Restaurateur Leans into Off-Prem to Grow Empire
This story originally appeared in Food On Demand’s sister publication, Foodservice News, which covers the Minnesota restaurant scene. Gerard Klass, co-founder of Soul Bowl in Minneapolis, is arguably sitting on more big ideas than any other chef in town, and he’s...
Spain’s Glovo Looks to Speed Up Delivery Commerce
Glovo stands out as a fairly unique approach to third-party delivery that combines a lot of unique operations from dark kitchens and warehouses to tightly packed pickup centers. At first blush, the company that operates in 22 countries looks a lot like a standard...
DoorDash Shareholders Could See 816% Return from IPO
The expected DoorDash IPO is set for December 8, when the company hits the public markets. It filed a detailed prospectus (S-1) in mid-November (which you can read all about here). In short, the company reported $1.9 billion in revenue and a loss of $149 million in...
Done Deal: Uber Acquires Postmates
As giant DoorDash finalizes its plans to go public, Uber announced it has officially completed its acquisition of Postmates, perennially the fourth-largest U.S.-based third-party delivery provider. According to October market share stats from Second Measure, a...
Experienced ‘Zees Launch Off-Premises Domination Consultancy
Restaurant operators have more to keep track of than ever with several sea changes hitting the foodservice industry at the same time. Two experienced restaurant coaches that are restaurant operators themselves have joined forces to launch Off-Premises Domination, a...
Peak Virtual Restaurants? Not Even Close
With the explosion of virtual operations in response to the pandemic, it bears asking: what is peak virtual restaurant? According to panelists in a session of the Restaurant Finance Monitor’s Restaurant Finance Week, we aren’t even close. The panel, titled...
Your Fare Expands Capabilities with Two Acquisitions
Your Fare continues a busy year with two transformational acquisitions. The Austin-based order integration and logistics company acquired Pronto, an online ordering solution for restaurants. The acquisition comes on the tails of Your Fare purchasing Beyond4, a SMS and...
Olo Adds Curbside Notifications, Virtual Restaurant Support
Olo, the New York-based delivery integration and ecommerce platform, announced a range of upgrades to help restaurant clients improve operations and guest safety as digital ordering and delivery volumes continue to grow. Restaurants using Olo’s Expo and Curbside as a...
Chipotle’s First Digital Kitchen One of Many to Come
When Chipotle’s first digital-only restaurant opened last week in Highland Falls, New York, it became the first of what will certainly be many. In a lot of ways, the restaurant is the culmination of a huge amount of work to reformat the restaurant with a focus...
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