Dog Haus Scouts Value of Ghost Kitchens
Hot dog franchise Dog Haus is expanding quickly beyond its current stable of 35 locations, and is looking to get into the ghost-kitchen space as delivery becomes an increasingly large share of its business. Highlighting both the potential sales gains and challenges...FoodBoss Aims to be Kayak of Food Delivery
Michael DiBenedetto, the co-founder of delivery aggregator FoodBoss came up with his business idea when facing the conundrum of a group order. Everyone had their own apps, their own accounts and preferences, but he wanted to filter his delivery options as one would in...
Robots Boost Breakfast in Campus Bot Blitz
A herd of robots have been delivering food around Virginia’s George Mason University since January and robot manufacturer Starship is ready to release some insights from the test. According to a release from the company, the 25,000-person test showed that convenient...
ezCater Acquires Monkey Group
Hot off the wire is news that Boston-based ezCater has acquired Monkey Group, an enterprise software and training company that’s the developer of Monkey, a cloud-based platform for takeout, delivery and catering. According to ezCater, this acquisition marries the...Teeing Up the Second Wave of Franchise Restaurant Delivery
Food On Demand’s Nick Upton led a sophisticated dive into the future of franchised third-party delivery with three industry experts, including a national attorney in the restaurant space, an exec from Red Robin and a Chicago-area franchisee for Jersey Mike’s. The...
Relationships Key in Checkers Massive Delivery Push
Checkers and Rally’s is taking on delivery in a big way, going all in with every provider it can get and maybe changing the delivery game along the way. Checkers has around 900 locations, with about 300 of those corporate locations. So it’s not as large as the big QSR...
Grocery Pup Delivers Sous-Vide Dog Meals
Editor’s note: Grocery Pup is now known as A Pup Above. A new startup called Grocery Pup is bringing freshly cooked meals—for your dog—right to your doorstep. Billed as the “tastiest and most nutrient-rich cooked dog food,” Grocery Pup uses sous-vide cooking to...
Bringing Food to the Foodless
How many times have you found yourself sitting at a bar with friends, or at a theater or lonely hotel room wishing you could order a bite to eat that doesn’t require Googling nearby restaurants or hopping in a car? According to the unconventional meal delivery service...
All Eyes on New York’s Hudson Yards
As New York City’s $25 billion Hudson Yards opens to the public, many in the retail and restaurant worlds will be watching to see if this largest private development in U.S. history can succeed with a mega-scale formula representing the biggest bet ever placed on...
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.