Fast-Casual Brands Should Be Ready to Adapt, Say Qdoba, Portillo’s Executives
This article originally appeared in Franchise Times, a sibling publication to Food On Demand. Rash decisions are often ill-advised, but restaurant brands should be ready to make quick adjustments as trends change. It’s something fast-casual brands Portillo’s and Qdoba...
Portillo’s Bets on Southern States, Hero Dads
Portillo’s CEO Michael Osanloo says his fast-casual brand is sitting pretty in a tenuous economy thanks to a three-part strategy exploiting the efficiency of multi-lane drive-thrus, luring “hero dads” inside the restaurants and doubling down on its most concentrated...
Bringing Hybrid, Native Delivery Options into Focus
As more options proliferate, a growing number of restaurants are employing hybrid and native delivery options to tailor their off-premises strategy to their unique circumstances. This digitization of the delivery process was explored by restaurant and technology...
Cartwheel Raises $1M on Quest for Delivery Disruption
Cartwheel, an on-demand delivery management platform for restaurants and retailers, raised a $1 million seed round led by TenOneTen Ventures with participation from Act One Ventures and Portillo’s Hot Dogs, along with angel investment from additional restaurateurs....
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