Award-Winning Chef Jamie Malone On the Staying Power of Luxury Meal Kits
The advent of pandemic-inspired meal kits from top chefs and restaurants has created an entirely new category of at-home luxury that’s decidedly more upscale than typically delivered meals arriving in paper bags—and it’s a trend that’s likely to last past the current,...
Minnesota Restaurateur Leans into Off-Prem to Grow Empire
This story originally appeared in Food On Demand’s sister publication, Foodservice News, which covers the Minnesota restaurant scene. Gerard Klass, co-founder of Soul Bowl in Minneapolis, is arguably sitting on more big ideas than any other chef in town, and he’s...
Amid Turmoil, Waitr Lays off Minneapolis Bite Squad Employees
Minneapolis’ StarTribune newspaper reports that Louisiana-based Waitr Holdings laid off the majority of employees at Bite Squad’s downtown Minneapolis headquarters. Waitr acquired Bite Squad in late 2018 for $321 million. The move is the latest shakeup for Waitr,...
Not All Delivery Tales are Rosy, But Instructive Nonetheless
For anyone tired of success stories and positivity comes the other shoe dropping—the troublesome experience in delivery by Gino’s East Pizza of Chicago and Hell’s Kitchen in Minneapolis, both iconic restaurants in their respective cities. Cynthia Gerdes is CEO of...
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.