AI is Transforming Restaurant Discovery
Yelp has long been a source for where to eat and what to order, a familiar scroll of stars, snapshots, and sometimes snarky reviews. The platform’s newest AI features, Yelp Assistant and Menu Vision mark a shift toward “interactive discovery” in restaurants. Yelp...
Toast and Uber Expand Global Partnership
Toast and Uber are deepening their global partnership that began in 2021, highlighting how restaurants’ ordering platforms and delivery networks are working more closely in a competitive market. Starting in the U.S. and Canada, restaurants will have more control...Phil Friedman
CEO, Salsarita’s Fresh Mexican Grill Philip is chairman & CEO of Salsarita’s Fresh Mexican Grill, n 65-location casual Mexican restaurant chain which he acquired through his holding company, Mississippi Restaurant Group LLC in June of 2011. Prior to...
What Makes High-Growth Delivery Markets Different
Contributing editor, Peter Backman, is a long-term foodservice sector guru and founder of theDelivery.World, a platform that connects the delivery sector and makes sense of the myriad changes and challenges that affect the sector across the globe. High-growth delivery...
Instacart Gives Grubhub a Boost in Grocery Delivery
Grubhub is teaming up with Instacart to bring a massive grocery catalog to its app and website. The move gives Grubhub a big boost in grocery selection. Instacart works with more than 1,800 national, regional, and local grocers across North America. Grubhub customers...
Chick-fil-A Debuts Vending Machine, and It Still Takes Sundays Off
Chick-fil-A has debuted its first vending machine, as first reported by USA Today. It was spotted inside a Georgia hospital, serving a limited version of the chain’s menu. The machine offers two types of wraps and two varieties of waffle potato chips. Each item comes...
Domino’s, Pizza Inn Sales Rise Within Slumping Pizza Category, Top 400 Data Shows
This article was originally published in Franchise Times, a sister publication to Food On Demand. It features data from Franchise Times’ annual Top 400 program, an exclusive ranking of the largest franchise brands by systemwide sales. Despite being the third-largest...
Brand Leaders Share AI Insights With Software Developer Palona
A group of restaurant brand leaders were joined on stage at the recent Create Investment Summit in Nashville for an in-depth discussion on utilizing new AI technologies. The panel was led by Maria Zhang, CEO of Palona AI, who guided the conversation around how AI is...
Wonder Begins Testing Robotic Delivery with Avride
Wonder, Marc Lore’s fast-growing restaurant platform, is testing robot delivery for the first time. It’s happening through Grubhub, which Wonder acquired earlier this year and autonomous vehicle maker Avride. Customers ordering from the Jersey City location can...
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.