Demergers and Deals: Reshaping the Global Delivery Landscape
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. The global...
More Catering Demand Means Ample Opportunity for Franchise Restaurants
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Franchise Times, a sister publication to Food On Demand. When Paul Macaluso was named CEO of Another Broken Egg Café, less than 1 percent of the brand’s business came from off-premises channels. Five years...
White Castle: Outstanding Operator
White Castle is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. White Castle—known for its famous sliders—continues to innovate in several areas, including the off-premises side of its business. To handle the growing demand for delivery, the over 300-location brand...Jo Lambert
Jo Lambert COO, Olo Joanna Lambert is the Chief Operating Officer at Olo (NYSE: OLO), a leading restaurant technology provider. Jo has served in this role since July 2023, where she leads the product and engineering organizations, driving the business strategy and...Toni Ronayne
Toni Ronayne President, Perkins Restaurant and Bakery Toni Ronayne joined Perkins American Food Co. in 2024 as the Brand President. Throughout her time at Perkins she has relaunched the brand and expanded it into the fast casual sector with the creation of Perkins...
Serve Robotics Brings Its Delivery Game to Miami
Serve Robotics has gone bicoastal. Earlier this month Serve Robotics announced that its delivery robots are now scooting along sidewalks in the Miami Beach and Brickell neighborhoods, fulfilling orders from long-time partner Shake Shack and new local partner Mister O1...
Outstanding Operator: The Grill at OnCue
Food On Demand is recognizing The Grill at OnCue as an Outstanding Operator. Convenience stores with fresh food are no longer a step behind their step-cousins in the quick-service restaurant world. Take OnCue. It operates 75 C-stores in Oklahoma and Texas, with 35 of...
The Catering Journey Part 3: Building Capabilities—Human, Physical Plant, Technological
Contributing writer Jim Rand is a seasoned hospitality professional with decades of experience scaling catering operations for major brands. In this four-part series, he shares key insights to help restaurant operators tap into the catering channel for growth. On the...
The Gridwise Gig Mobility Report Reveals Delivery’s Strength
It’s not often when a product or service transcends price. But that’s where third-party delivery providers often find themselves, according to the results of a report from Gridwise, which analyzed data from 171,173,390 rideshare trips, covering 603,819,147 miles....
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.