Is There a Revenue Ceiling for Third-Party Delivery Providers?
DoorDash shared its second-quarter earnings performance last week and it was another boffo report, at least on the revenue side. Revenue went up 23 percent to $2.6 billion over a year ago. It lowered its net loss from $170 million to $157 million. And it received 635...
The On Demand Company Believes in a Hyper-Local Marketplace Approach
The On-Demand Company (TODC) wants to make your restaurant the talk of the town on third-party delivery platforms. “Our main business objective is to be the third-party marketing experts for brands,” said Ray Ali, TODC founder and CEO. The company works to enhance...
Linked Eats Acquires Sauce and Rounds Out AI-Driven Capabilities
It was just a month ago that Virtual Dining Concepts (VDC) rolled out Linked Eats, its new tech stack offering, presented to help restaurants maximize delivery profits. VDC just buried that lede with the news that it has acquired Sauce Technologies, one of the leading...
Freebirds New Pricing Strategy with SignalFlare.ai Boosts Demand
Freebirds World Burrito is raising the bar with its annual promotions thanks to a new pricing strategy. Partnering with SignalFlare.ai, a decision intelligence platform for restaurants, the chain’s annual Texas Style Brisket promotion surpassed last year’s demand by...
DoorDash and Chase Offer New Grocery Benefits for Cardmembers
DoorDash is expanding its partnership with Chase to enhance grocery benefits for cardholders. Eligible cardmembers can enjoy recurring perks when ordering from convenience, grocery, and non-restaurant stores on DoorDash. DashPass, DoorDash’s membership program,...
Teriyaki Madness Doubles Down on Curbside Pickup with ‘Mad Dash’ Launch
With 80 percent of orders going out the door, it only makes sense for Teriyaki Madness to further invest in streamlining its off-premises operations. The Denver-based fast-casual recently introduced ‘Mad Dash’ a technology designed to make curbside pickup fast—super...
Vayu Robotics Builds a Human
There is this perception in pop culture that we all want to interact with robots. Maybe it stems from R2-D2 in Star Wars. That was an adorable robot. Don’t we all want to hang out with an android bestie? No. Not really. If one comes to drop off your restaurant order,...
Death of the Date Code? Evigence Has a Vision to Revolutionize Food Freshness Tracking
Yoav Levy says it’s time to take the guesswork out of assessing food freshness. As co-founder and CEO of Evigence, he envisions the “death of the date code” in the food service industry, thanks to the company’s innovative tracking technology. Evigence develops...
Deliverect Can Improve Your Ranking. The Food Is Up to You.
A couple months ago, Zhong Xu, CEO of Deliverect, a software company that streamlines order management by connecting point-of-sale systems to delivery apps, walked 10 kilometers of the Great Wall of China. He hasn’t stopped thinking about it. “It was a reminder to me...
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.