‘That’s So Cool Man’—When Robots Join the Kitchen
Building the Automated Kitchen was a fascinating panel at the Food On Demand Conference, and not just because Flippy, Sippy and other neato robots are taking over unpleasant tasks while allowing human former fry cooks to be redeployed. Pizza chains using Perfect...
Building the Right Tech Stack—FODC Panelists Share Advice
Integration is the name of the game for point of sale or POS systems, as one restaurant client of Toast described via video at the Food On Demand Conference. “So prior to Toast we trialed another POS system for a year, but they didn’t have the same...
Restaurant Tech Investors Open Their Playbooks at FODC
For the first time, this year’s Food On Demand Conference included a panel of high-profile restaurant tech investors who opened their playbooks to share what they’re watching at this pivotal convergence of automation, innovation, convenience and challenges driven by...
Why Virtual Restaurants Can’t Be an Afterthought
Remember when Pasqually’s Pizza & Wings drew the ire of some customers after it was discovered the virtual brand was really Chuck E. Cheese in disguise? Applebee’s, too, came under fire for the Neighborhood Wings menu it rolled out on Grubhub, but that reaction is...
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.