Brett Spiegel
Brett Spiegel VP of Direct Ordering, Checkmate Brett Spiegel is the VP of Direct Ordering at Checkmate, a top provider of ordering solutions for restaurants. With over a decode of restaurant technology experience, he has developed advanced digital ordering systems for...Andy Freivogel
Andy Freivogel CEO Science On Call Andy is co-founder and CEO of Science On Call, an AI-powered, lightning-fast help desk providing holistic support to restaurants, including the entire tech stack as well as common operational challenges. Andy lives in Oak Park, IL...Jennifer Dodd
Jennifer Dodd CEO, Main Squeeze Juice Co. Jennifer is the CEO of Main Squeeze Juice Co., a brand that’s redefining health and wellness with every bottle, bowl, and smoothie. Main Squeeze Juice Co. are the trailblazers in the nutritious lifestyle movement and Jen is...Julie Wade
Julie Wade Sr. Director of Marketing Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Julie currently leads marketing for Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe, an elevated fast-casual brand with over 100 locations headquartered in Birmingham, AL. Since becoming the head of marketing...
Yum Brands Partners with Nvidia, Brings More AI to Restaurants
The parent company of brands like Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC, is teaming up with tech giant Nvidia to bring more AI into its restaurants. Over the next few months, the following tech will be rolled out: Voice-Activated Order-Taking AI Agents: These systems will...
CC’s Coffee House Finds Success in Drive-Thru With a New Kind of AI Helper
There has been plenty of coverage about voice AI in the drive-thru. No need to rehash the story of Wendy’s. But that’s not the story of CC’s Coffee House. It has a platform that deploys AI that it has been testing in three locations. And it has reached a verdict: sold...
Outstanding Operator: Chef on Call
Chef on Call, a Canada-based quick-service delivery restaurant, that specializes in home-style comfort food, is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. Prashant Patel, a partner at Chef on Call’s corporate team, vividly remembers when he first discovered...
First-Party Delivery and Kiosks Are Expected To Grow in 2025
The unified restaurant platform Qu has been publishing a State of Digital Report for six years now, based on the results of a comprehensive survey of fast casual and QSR brands. For this year’s report it gathered insights from 170 enterprise brands that represent...
Outstanding Operator: Bojangles
Bojangles is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. Eric Stepp, senior off-premise and catering manager for Bojangles, the growing fried chicken QSR chain, is happy to discuss the brand’s array of operational tactics and tools, from kiosks to limited-time offers...
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.