Yumi Snags $8 Million Investment for Convenient, Healthy Baby Food
Baby food delivery is one of those “why didn’t I think of that” ideas in the delivery world, especially when they announce a huge investment round like Yumi just did. Yumi is a science-based, early-childhood meal delivery program and one of a handful of startups in...
FOD Lab: Burrito Delivery Challenge
After dipping spoons into delivered ice cream this summer, four members of the Food On Demand brain trust ordered burritos for lunch on a perfectly normal, 25-degree day in Minneapolis. Looking for a mix of variety and control, we ordered from two national chains and...
Kroger, ClusterTruck Partner on Delivery-Only Ops
Chris Baggott, the founder and CEO of ClusterTruck, said after many, many conversations with restaurant owners, he found what might be the ideal ghost kitchen partner in grocery giant Kroger. ClusterTruck, the “virtual food truck” that offers everything from pad Thai...
Using Boots on the Ground to Promote Delivery, Catering
With more restaurants and delivery brands vying for customers’ attention, along with the plethora of online marketing channels, it’s getting harder to promote a restaurant that could use more eyeballs on it. A new company has added a more personal option to the...
Report: Third-Party Delivery Increases Traffic, Profits Across Europe
A new report by Deloitte paints a rosy picture of delivery’s effects in Europe. Titled “Delivering Growth,” Deloitte tapped into sales data, consumer surveys and public information to explore how the explosion of delivery has changed operations for European...
FoodBoss Sees Itself as Expedia, Trivago of Meal Delivery
The restaurant delivery scene is about to get Trivago-ed. Or Pricelined, Expedia-d or Googled—whatever your favorite industry middleman brand might be. With the great restaurant reshuffle now divided between the two sides of the gym—nervous restaurateurs on one side...
BMW, Olo Debut In-Car Food Ordering
BMW has partnered with Olo, the New York-based food-ordering platform, to launch a trial enabling U.S. BMW drivers to order restaurant meals while behind the wheel of their cars. Nekter Juice Bar and Portillo’s Hot Dogs are the first brands to participate in the...
Subway Does Free Thanksgiving Week Deliveries
Looking to juice its sales during Thanksgiving week, Subway is offering free delivery on all orders from Nov. 24 through Nov. 30 for all third-party orders coming in through Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, Grubhub and Seamless. Michael Lang, the company’s senior...
Ambitious Pizza Upstart on Delivery, Joining NYC Ghost Kitchen
After a career on Wall Street, Enrique Mendez and his business partner dabbled in growing hydroponic tomatoes, which worked out surprisingly well and led them toward an intensely ambitious goal: creating a new restaurant to offer the finest and most sustainable pizza...
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.