Experts Debate ‘Future Battlegrounds’ Between Operators and Third Parties
Restaurant operators aren’t necessarily big fans of third-party delivery providers—those fees! that data-hoarding!—and a provocatively named panel dug into the topic at the Food On Demand Conference. “Future Battlegrounds of Data, Delivery and...
Third-Party Leaders Dive into the Latest Delivery Developments
Leaders from the third-party delivery industry shared insight on the state of the business during one-on-one conversations at the 2023 Food On Demand Conference. Grubhub Chief Operating Officer Eric Ferguson and Uber Eats Head of Merchant Operations Yadavan...
Marketing Leaders Suggest Optimizing Brand Voice for Omni-Channel Guests
Websites, apps and social media have given more options for consumers to connect with brands than just stopping in at their local brick-and-mortar restaurant. Customers who do so are referred to as omnichannel guests, and marketing to them was the focus of a panel...
Charlie Morrison Talks Curiosity, Leap to Salad and Go in Food On Demand Conference Keynote
Charlie Morrison, known for leading the digitally savvy chain Wingstop for nearly a decade, credited curiosity—and advice from a business school professor—for helping instill in him an appreciation of data and how it can be used to build companies. “I did actually...
Panelists Discuss State of Industry at Food On Demand Conference Opener
Editor Tom Kaiser posed the million-dollar question to panelists to open the Food On Demand Conference today: “We are not in an official recession but inflation is clearly having a huge impact on restaurants, and bringing the cost of delivery to unbelievable...
Grubhub, Joco Collab to Accelerate Safer E-bike Use
Another delivery giant is taking action to help gig workers gain access to safe e-bikes, as concerns continue to heat up amid an uptick in battery-related fires. Grubhub has teamed up with JOCO, an e-bike rental platform based in New York City, to provide at least 500...
DoorDash Launches Sustainability Accelerator for NY, NJ Restaurants
DoorDash announced a call for applications from restaurants in New York and New Jersey to join its Accelerator for Local Restaurants program to level the playing field for minority entrepreneurs and improve the sustainability of local restaurants. In partnership with...
DoorDash Doubles U.S. Market Share in Four Years
A recent report by Bloomberg takes a closer look at what third-party providers are capturing market share and winning the third-party delivery war. Looking at transaction data through March 2023, Bloomberg Second Measure finds that DoorDash and its subsidiary Caviar...
Sauce Appoints Ellie Doty to Advisory Board
Restaurant tech startup Sauce has appointed Ellie Doty to its Pricing Advisory Board. Sauce helps restaurants make their online platforms more profitable through dynamic pricing. As a former CMO for large, franchised and multi-unit brands, Doty is deeply familiar with...
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