Reclusive Lovers Fuel V-Day Delivery Growth
Waitr and its newly acquired Bite Squad subsidiary both saw impressive gains in delivery orders on Valentine’s Day, with a particularly notable increase in seafood-based items and kids meals like mozzarella sticks and chicken tenders. For Waitr, the Louisiana-based...
Reading the Postmates IPO Tea Leaves
With San Francisco-based Postmates filing to go public later this year, the cohort of publicly traded delivery providers is swelling to three, a boon for anyone tracking the behind-the-scenes financials of this still-growing, not-always-profitable segment of the...
Bite Squad Releases ‘18’s Most Popular Delivery Foods
I’m a sucker for year-end lists, and Bite Squad has fueled my fire with its most popular restaurant delivery picks of 2018, both for the country as a whole and for a good number of the recently acquired brand’s top markets. The top four picks—wings, burgers, pizza and...
Waitr, Bite Squad to ‘Move Side-by-Side’ After Acquisition
It’s been a big year for Chris Meaux, the founder and CEO of Waitr. The Louisiana-based company focused on restaurant delivery in underserved cities went public, and now has essentially doubled in size with the acquisition of Minnesota-based Bite Squad for $321...
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.
