For restaurant operators focused on growing digital operations and off-premises sales, the fall trade show circuit might not be hitting the mark. That’s where the 4th annual Food On Demand Off-Premises University comes in to help. Join us for a digital content series specifically designed to help improve your operations. Best of all, you can view without leaving home—and rewatch whenever you want.
With 5 targeted webinars, Off-Premises University is designed to inform and educate restaurant operators on some of the most timely and critical off-premises issues affecting their businesses, as well as the best practices to address them. Starting in October, Food On Demand will host a weekly webinar featuring editorial-driven content with strategies and actionable takeaways to help restaurant operators build and optimize their off-premises operations. Learn from industry experts, restaurant operators, and, of course, our very own Food On Demand editorial team.
Agenda
Thursday, October 29
1:00pm CDT
Establishing a Presence in the Agentic Marketplace
As AI agents start placing food orders on behalf of consumers, this webinar will help operators understand how to get discovered and chosen by these systems.
Moderator: Hans Lammeman, Food On Demand
Matt Brightman, Google
Paul Stoltz, Gett Technologies
Anand Gala, Gala Capital Partners
Thursday, November 5
1:00pm CST
Turning Catering Customers into Repeat Customers and Grow Sales
Hear from operators and catering industry experts regarding tactics to attract catering customers, encourage repeat business and build catering into a sustainable growth channel.
Moderator: Hans Lammeman, Food On Demand
Chris Barnes, dlivrd Technologies
Leslie Keyes, Olga’s Kitchen
Kyler Kokubun, L&L Hawaiian BBQ
Thursday, November 12
1:00pm CST
AI Prompts All Operators Should Consider
Operators discuss copy-paste-ready AI prompts that other brand leaders can immediately use to solve everyday restaurant problems, lowering the barrier to AI adoption.
Moderator: Hans Lammeman, Food On Demand
Kyle Mark, WOWorks
Ross Franklin, Pure Green
Chris Harrison, Port Royal Advisors
Thursday, November 19
10:00am CST
Session will be recorded at the 2026 Restaurant Finance & Development Conference and released on this date.
Redirect Online Orders to First-Party Channels
This session tackles third-party delivery fees by giving operators tactics to win orders back to their own app/website where they keep more margin and own the customer data.
Moderator: Hans Lammeman, Food On Demand
Devon Roscoe, Olo
Wade Allen, Costa Vida
Art Kilmer, Black Bear Diner
Thursday, November 19
2:00pm CST
Session will be recorded at the 2026 Restaurant Finance & Development Conference and released on this date.
Where Off-Premises Profits Are Won and Lost
This session taps into the financial side of third-party delivery—how marketplace algorithms impact pricing, promotions, and availability. Learn how brands are using data and AI to protect margins and turn delivery into a profit driver.
Moderator: Ryan Palmer, Lathrop GPM
Anand Karthik Tumuluru, Loop AI
David Poole, Giordano’s
Jimmy Wedding, Cheba Hut Franchising
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