Will Waitr Become the Walmart of Third-Party Delivery?
Waitr may not have been top of mind just a few weeks ago, but the Lake Charles, Louisiana-based company will soon be in the limelight as the second publicly traded, third-party delivery network. The company has grown to 70 delivery markets offering a unique take on...
Foodsby Brings Lunch to Suburbia on the Cheap
Even though they lack the skyscrapers and classy cachet of big-city downtowns, suburbs are where the bulk of office workers actually reside on a given weekday—and that’s a lot to mouths to feed in the eyes of Foodsby CEO and Founder Ben Cattoor. In the six years since...
Red Robin Is an Early Off-premise Sales Success Story
Just over a year ago CEO Denny Marie Post made the comment that Red Robin doesn’t intend to fall behind in the digital race for consumers. The company had recently announced a partnership with Olo to bring online ordering to the brand and was a few months into its...
Dugg Burger Finds Catering a Natural Extension of its Brand
Just like it takes a lot of food groups to make a balanced meal, it takes a lot of profit centers to make a profitable restaurant. For instance, in-store traffic was down for two-unit Dugg Burger in Dallas, but they made some of it up through catering, along with...Canaccord Says Grubhub Stock is a Buy
As the only publicly traded third-party restaurant delivery service, Chicago-based Grubhub is one of the largest players and one of the most scrutinized brands in the industry. According to a report from investment firm Canaccord Genuity, its stock price in the low...Food On Demand News Briefs – June 2018
ezDispatch Targets Catering-specific Delivery Orders Business catering marketplace ezCater recently launched ezDispatch, a new offering that connects restaurants and caterers to third-party delivery companies in their area. Restaurants can opt to use ezDispatch to...
Bite Squad Continues M&A Spree
Last fall we brought you the story of Bite Squad buying 17 regional restaurant delivery providers in one fell swoop. Six months later, the Minneapolis-based third-party delivery service has completed another round of acquisitions that expand its footprint in...
Grab App Making it Easier to Run Through Airports
Flying is the ultimate stress test for humans, depositing crumpled travelers at their destinations hungry, tired, annoyed and sore from the lack of basic modern comforts for everyone seated behind the first-class cabin. Or maybe that’s just me? Wherever you stand on...
Digital Prowess Key to Playing the Delivery Game
What inning is this? That was the question brought up during a panel discussion at the fourth-annual Cowen Consumer Conference. It’s a good question, the opportunities are clear, the challenges are clear but how exactly this adoption trend fits with the overall...
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.