Meredith Sandland
Meredith Sandland CEOEmpower Delivery Meredith is the CEO of Empower Delivery, a software company that enables restaurants to take control over their delivery profitability and guest experience. Empower Delivery offers a complete end-to-end operating system that...
Uber Eats to Remove Thousands of Duplicate Virtual Brands
In the current third-party ordering landscape, one might open an app to find a handful of different chicken wing options in the area, but in reality, some of those brands could actually be the same product, coming from the same location, under a different name. In...
OneDine Founder Pitches a New Tech Mindset
With 26 years in the restaurant tech space, OneDine founder and CEO Rom Krupp wants the industry to build a new foundation that doesn’t rest upon point-of-sale systems that he argues are fundamentally ill-suited to the job of running a modern restaurant. Since...
Paris Can Now Ban “Dark Stores” After Court Ruling
France’s top administrative court ruled on Thursday that “dark stores” are now categorized as warehouses, according to a report by Bloomberg, giving Paris and other cities the ability to remove them from residential areas. “Dark stores” alternatively called...
Presto CEO Rajat Suri Resigns
Rajat Suri, the founder and CEO of restaurant automation provider Presto, is stepping down. Presto said in a press release that Suri is leaving to “pursue other creative endeavors” but will continue as a strategic advisor to the company’s board. Krishna Gupta,...
Chomp Delivery Co-Op Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Chomp, an Iowa-based delivery provider that’s primarily owned by area restaurants, is celebrating its fifth anniversary in its Iowa City, Coralville and North Liberty markets. One of a handful of delivery cooperatives across the country, Chomp Delivery was conceived...
Marqii Launches Managed Review Responses
A new service from Marqii is billed as a one-stop digital operations platform to help hospitality businesses manage and automate responses to online reviews. Called Managed Review Response, the new service claims to save operators time and money by creating...
Grubhub, Transact Campus Expand Partnership with Integrated Mobile Ordering
Through an expanded partnership between Grubhub and Transact Campus, a provider of mobile credential and payment solutions on campuses, students at Transact-enabled campuses can now order from off-campus restaurants through the Grubhub marketplace using their campus...
Instacart, DoorDash Expand Healthy Food Access
Instacart and DoorDash are improving access to healthy foods as part of their commitment to the latest White House initiative to reduce diet-related disease and increase food security. The food delivery platforms join several other companies and organizations...
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.