by Tom Kaiser | Jan 11, 2024 | News, Outstanding Operators, Top Stories
Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill is the next Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. Based in Utah and growing quickly, Costa Vida received more nominations than any other brand—for many good reasons. Allen Beck, director of off-premises and catering at Costa Vida,...
by Bernadette Heier | Jan 9, 2024 | News Briefs
Delivery integration provider Chowly announced Thursday it has acquired Targetable, an automated digital marketing solutions provider. The move is part of a strategy to offer small and medium-sized businesses tools for digital channels and off-premises avenues to...
by Matthew Liedke | Jan 4, 2024 | News
Editor’s Note—A version of this story originally appeared in Franchise Times, a sibling publication to Food On Demand. Over the past year, Great Greek Mediterranean Grill’s leadership team noticed increasing challenges to development, with rising construction...
by Tom Kaiser | Jan 4, 2024 | News, Outstanding Operators, Top Stories
Salad and Go is the next Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. As a new generation of weight loss drugs send shivers throughout the foodservice, agriculture and snacks worlds, Salad and Go is uniquely positioned to capitalize on this societal shift—and it dovetails...
by Bernadette Heier | Jan 4, 2024 | News, Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash reportedly plans to expand further into retail and grocery in 2024, as the company looks to diversify beyond its core restaurant delivery services, CEO Tony Xu said in a recent Financial Times article. “The two largest areas of investment are expansion...
by Bernadette Heier | Jan 3, 2024 | Automation, News
Hungry consumers in downtown Pasadena, Calif., can now get their next quick bite to eat cooked by robots. Miso Robotics has teamed with Cali Group and PopID to recently launch CaliExpress, an autonomous burger restaurant. The eatery uses Miso’s propriety technology to...
by Tom Kaiser | Jan 3, 2024 | News, Outstanding Operators
Dallas-based OOMI Digital Kitchen is the next Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. Seas have been choppy for most players in the multi-brand, delivery-only kitchen space, but one independent operator in the Dallas metro is breaking the mold with raving fans,...
by Bernadette Heier | Dec 20, 2023 | Briefs, News
Yet another fast-casual is axing traditional phone ordering and leaning on artificial intelligence (AI). California Fish Grill, a seafood chain, is tapping Kea’s voice-ordering system in an effort to boost revenue and free up staff time so they can focus on the...
by Bernadette Heier | Dec 20, 2023 | Automation, News
With cold and flu season among us and the holidays right around the corner, health and safety are top of mind for consumers and brands—especially within the food industry. That’s why restaurants are looking at ways to implement technology to address such...
by Matthew Liedke | Dec 20, 2023 | News
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by FOD’s sister publication, Franchise Times. When Zak Omar took over Atomic Wings in 2016, he brought with him years of experience as a quick-service restaurant operator with knowledge of the advantages...