Josh Halpern, CEO, Big Chicken
CEO, Big Chicken Josh is the chief executive officer for Big Chicken. He is a dynamic, partnership-focused, thought leader with a robust career in streamlining efficiency, driving innovation, building diverse engaged teams, and growing economic results across the CPG,...Mahmoud Ghulman, CEO & Co-Founder, Nash
Mahmoud Ghulman CEO & Co-Founder, Nash Mahmoud Ghulman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nash, the delivery platform built for brands, marketplaces, and platforms to give teams the infrastructure they need to optimize, manage, and scale their last-mile logistics. After...Perse Faily, CEO, Tilster
Perse Faily CEO, Tillster Perse Faily is the CEO of Tillster, a leading unified commerce platform for multi-unit chain restaurants globally that enables restaurant brands to drive sales across all ordering and delivery touchpoints, deliver personalized experiences and...
Chipotle Founder Steve Ells Wants to Change the Way Restaurants Operate with Kernel
Chipotle founder Steve Ells is out to fix the biggest pain points for restaurants while also saving the planet with his new concept Kernel, a robotics-run restaurant in New York City. Kernel, which opened in mid-February for lunch only, uses modified off the shelf...
Auntie Anne’s, Jamba Parent Announces Rebrand to GoTo Foods
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in Franchise Times, a sibling publication to Food On Demand. Focus Brands is rebranding as GoTo Foods, CEO Jim Holthouser announced Tuesday at the Focus Brands No Limits Conference in Las Vegas to a crowd of the...
The Evolving Global Dynamics of Rapid Grocery Delivery
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 transformation of...
Uber Eats Expands Robotic Delivery to Japan
Autonomous sidewalk robots will soon provide food deliveries in Japan thanks to a new partnership between Uber Eats Japan, Mitsubishi Electric and Cartken. Deliveries are expected to begin in part of Tokyo by the end of March 2024, via Cartken’s “Model C” robot....Jenn Saunders-Haynes, Director of Global Catering, Subway
Jenn Saunders-Haynes Chief Catering Strategist Elizabeth Jewel Consulting Jenn Saunders-Haynes is passionate about bringing love and joy through food. With 10 years in the industry, she has built a strong catering and customer engagement record.As Catering Director at...Cindy Syracuse, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer, Burgerfi
Cindy Syracuse Chief Marketing and Digital Officer, Burgerfi Cindy Syracuse is an award-winning marketing executive with more than 25 years of experience achieving aggressive growth for global retail and hospitality brands in marketing and agency environments. Cindy...
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.