The Economics of Virtual Restaurants
If you believe the hype, virtual restaurants are a savior for existing restaurants struggling to turn a profit or looking to monetize excess kitchen capacity. For the countless operators now buying into virtual concepts from existing restaurant players,...
Grubhub Hires Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Grubhub has hired Devry Boughner Vorwerk, a global food and sustainability executive, to fill its newly created role of chief corporate affairs officer. Vorwerk will oversee brand, communications, government relations, public policy and sustainability for the...
Lunchbox Founder Focuses on Breaking Third-Party Dependence
As the outspoken CEO of a tech company trying to break restaurant dependency on third-party delivery services, Nabeel Alamgir of Lunchbox is more of a happy warrior than an angry naysayer. Even in saying “the bad guys are winning” when talking about the largest...
Third-Party Platforms, National Restaurant Association Agree on Policy
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) and a group of third-party delivery providers came together on seven principles when it comes to public policy. While restaurants and third-party delivery have some natural tension in the relationship, they could agree on...
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.