Toast Partners with Cartwheel on Hybrid Delivery
POS giant Toast has partnered with Cartwheel, an on-demand delivery management platform, to provide new options for restaurants looking to implement a hybrid delivery system. This will benefit using Cartwheel’s fleet-management capabilities, allowing them to manage...
Grubhub Partners with Sonesta for Hotel Delivery
Through a new partnership with Grubhub, guests staying at more than 120 Sonesta Extended Stay Suites and Simply Suites hotels in the U.S. can now access mobile ordering and delivery while on the go. With this partnership, guests at Sonesta ES Suites and Sonesta...
In Complex Deal, Serve Robotics Nabs $30M, Goes Public
Serve Robotics has raised $30 million in new financing to continue growing, while simultaneously announcing a complex merger that effectively makes the San Francisco-based company a public entity. With participation from Uber Technologies and NVIDIA, the latest...
Brita Rosenheim at the Center of Restaurant Tech
Brita Rosenheim is an early-stage investor at Vita Vera Ventures, which she and Beatriz Franco founded in early 2023. After two years at Culterra Capital, Rosenheim is building a highly visible platform to connect with founders across the industries and show fellow...
Paytronix Integrates with DoorDash’s Storefront, Bbot
DoorDash announced that Storefront, its commission-free online ordering system, and Bbot, its pay-at-the-table platform, are now integrated with Paytronix. The partnership is designed to help restaurants develop loyalty programs and support gift card payments. ...
Juicer Debuts ‘Enlighten’ to Help Restaurants Drive Direct Orders
Juicer, a San Francisco-based company that helps brands implement dynamic pricing, has launched a new product that aims to help restaurants drive direct orders. “Enlighten” is a consumer-facing widget for restaurant websites that highlights the...
DoorDash Partners with Staples as part of Back-to-School Deals
With school back in session right around the corner, DoorDash has partnered with Staples to offer on-demand delivery of supplies from nearly 1,000 U.S. stores. Staples is now available on the third-party marketplace, featuring a wide selection of school essentials...
Fazoli’s Tests AI to Streamline Drive-Thru Services
For Fazoli’s, investing in off-premises services began in 1998 when the Kentucky-based chain became one of the first to offer customers quick-service Italian from the comfort of their own cars. “Drive-thru has been a key part of our DNA dating back to our inception 35...Chris Heffernan
Chris Heffernan Founder & CEO, dlivrd Chris Heffernan is the Founder and CEO of dlivrd, a white-label, last-mile delivery company with operations in nearly 150 markets internationally. In 2011, Chris was inspired to start his first delivery business after getting...
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.