by Hans Lammeman | Dec 22, 2025 | News
Now that robot kitchen arms are capable of producing multi-course meals autonomously and automated food-dispensing machines occupy airport hubs, it may feel like the future of restaurant technology is already upon us. According to recent market forecasts, though, the...
by Hans Lammeman | Dec 22, 2025 | News
The Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown and accompanying U.S. Customs and Border Protection raids have impacted industries and communities across the nation throughout the past year, with a flood of recent headlines outlining how the federal initiative...
by Bernadette Heier | Dec 22, 2025 | News Briefs
CookUnity, the chef-to-you service delivering meals to customers’ doors, has acquired flavrs, a shoppable-video platform built for food discovery. The move brings video storytelling directly into CookUnity’s ordering experience, giving subscribers a new way to engage...
by Matthew Liedke | Dec 19, 2025 | News
This article was originally published in Franchise Times, sister publication to Food On Demand. Restaurant brands may be employing a slew of strategies to boost sales, but Zaxbys Chief Operating Officer Sharlene Smith said the fundamentals can’t be lost in the...
by Hans Lammeman | Dec 18, 2025 | News
Olive Garden, an Italian-American dining chain with nearly 900 locations, announced last month that its signature cheese graters and accompanying Romano cheese blocks are permanently available for delivery and to-go. The move continues a broader trend of restaurants...
by Bernadette Heier | Dec 17, 2025 | News
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux is entering a new phase of off-premises growth. The Louisiana-born sports bar brand launched its first formal catering and boxed lunch program in its 22-year history. “We didn’t just roll this out in November,” said John Hagen, director of...
by Hans Lammeman | Dec 17, 2025 | News
Even amid the frantic foot traffic of students during finals week and enough snowfall to make some drivers uneasy, autonomous robots with winter-ready tires navigate the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus on a mission to deliver food. Similar to the way...
by Bernadette Heier | Dec 16, 2025 | News
KFC’s spinoff brand Saucy is opening three more locations in Central Florida and rolling out a refreshed menu design. This comes a little over a year after the concept debuted in Orlando as a modernized hub centered on customizable chicken tenders with 11 signature...
by Hans Lammeman | Dec 16, 2025 | News Briefs
Despite an aura of nostalgia that comes along with being America’s oldest fast-food hamburger chain, White Castle’s approach to adopting technology has proven an eager embrace in recent years. The 104-year-old brand’s tech-focused efforts this year range from...
by Hans Lammeman | Dec 15, 2025 | News
With the holiday season in full swing, quick-serve restaurants are once again thinking outside the menu to draw crowds and cater to gift-seeking guests ahead of Christmas. This year, some of the industry’s top brands — including McDonald’s, White Castle and Pizza Hut...