Outstanding Operator: PLNT Burger
Food On Demand’s next Outstanding Operator feature is PLNT Burger. PLNT Burger is a burger chain with a menu that’s entirely plant-based. The brand is being recognized for its operational savvy, growth in non-traditional locations and work in innovating the fast-food...
Meal Outpost Scaling its Catering-First Marketplace
Anyone in catering says nearly the same thing these days: group orders and workplace meal delivery are back and stronger than ever. The latest player joining this growing category is Meal Outpost, founded by two early Kitchen United employees. Based in Chicago and...
CardFree Launches Revised Loyalty Platform
CardFree has launched a new, revised loyalty platform that allows merchants to create customized order, pay and loyalty solutions. Officially labeled Loyalty 2.0, the new offering is designed to allow operators to create customized, multi-channel rewards programs. ...
SoundHound Acquires SYNC3 Voice AI Platform
California-based SoundHound, one of the largest providers of artificial intelligence-based voice recognition, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire SYNC3 Restaurant Solutions, another provider of voice AI. SoundHound says this deal will make it “the...
Nude Dude Food Catering Startup Wins Pitch Competition by The Hatchery and Grubhub
For food industry startups, opening up a brick-and-mortar location can be a difficult, daunting task. To help entrepreneurs get it done, Grubhub and Chicago’s The Hatchery, a nonprofit incubator dedicated to fostering successful F&B businesses, teamed up to host a...
Winning Back Control: Third-Party vs Restaurant-Generated Orders
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. In the early days,...
Cibotica Debuts Automated Bowl Dispensing Tech
Cibotica, a Canadian-based food robotics company, has made strides in revolutionizing kitchen efficiency with the release of its flagship product Remy. Remy is an automated salad and bowl assembly line that’s capable of making up to 300 bowls per hour. “Our...
Outstanding Operator: Saigon Sisters
Kicking off the first feature of Outstanding Operators is Mary Aregoni of Saigon Sisters. Aregoni is being recognized for redefining the Chicago area food scene, serving a Vietnamese concept that has proven versatile in meeting different market venues and sizes....
Uber Eats Launches New Offers, Personalized Marketing Tools
Ahead of a busy holiday season when consumers say prices and promotions are their top consideration for purchases and ~77 percent cope with their busy schedules by ordering from restaurants, Uber Eats is launching three new offer types and new personalized marketing...
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.