Wao Bao, the mostly virtual steamed bun chain, launched the first virtual restaurant rewards program. The program, dubbed Bao Bucks, awards customers with in-program cash to spend on food. The points accumulate only with direct orders, much like other brand loyalty...
Ask two independent operators how to approach third-party delivery and digital off-premises operations and you’re bound to get five answers. That rang true during a Food On Demand Conference panel titled Case Studies from Independent Operators. Moderated by...
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...
Cardfree, the digital services and digital ordering provider, announced a new tool to digitize multiple parts of the hotel experience. Dubbed Cardfree Concierge, the “all-in-one platform” brings all manner of ordering, payments and loyalty functionality to...
The topic of the Food On Demand Conference panel was translating data into top line growth, but with so much information at their fingertips, the chief technology officers at Blaze Pizza, Jack in the Box and Freebirds World Burritos all agreed they need to first...
Miso, best known for Flippy the burger-flipping and fry-frying robot, is coming to Jack in the Box. It’s the latest announcement in what Miso CEO Mike Bell calls a “drumbeat” of new pilots and partnerships. In the mix, Chipotle’s Chippy test,...
The Off-Premises Packaging Summit as a forum for the industry to connect, collaborate, and construct new solutions specifically for the takeout and delivery market.