Building the Midpoint Between Food Trucks and Delivery Pods
There’s no getting around the inherent inefficiency of a two-ton passenger car delivering a single cheeseburger—it’s hugely wasteful, impractical and, as third-party delivery providers have proven, bad for an industry hoping to eventually turn a profit. As many...
Subway Leaning Harder on Third-Party Delivery, Discounted Promotions
With fewer drive-thrus than some of its prime competitors, Subway has leaned hard on a third-party delivery strategy that is helping the mega-brand—with $16.2 billion in annual systemwide sales—post weekly sales gains after a year’s worth of work to roll out and...
Subway Does Free Thanksgiving Week Deliveries
Looking to juice its sales during Thanksgiving week, Subway is offering free delivery on all orders from Nov. 24 through Nov. 30 for all third-party orders coming in through Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, Grubhub and Seamless. Michael Lang, the company’s senior...
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.