Food on Demand

Episode 29: A conversation with Meredith Sandland and Carl Orsbourn about all things off-premises and their new book coming out in 2023

Oct 27, 2022

In the 29th episode of the Food On Demand Podcast, hosts Tom and Jared interview Meredith Sandland and Carl Orsbourn, authors of Delivering the Digital Restaurant, about their next book coming soon. They also cover the Kroger-Albertsons mega merger and Reef hitting a municipal snag in Texas and Pennsylvania.

Episode 28: A Deep-Dive into Off-Premises Packaging with Natha Dempsey, President of the Foodservice Packaging Institute

Sep 1, 2022

In the 28th episode of the Food On Demand Podcast, hosts Tom and Nick interview Natha Dempsey, president of the Foodservice Packaging Institute. As a preview for the upcoming Food On Demand Off-Premises Packaging Summit, they cover new products hitting the market, the rising issue of so-called forever chemicals,...

Episode 27: Lower Carbon Drone Options + Rob Carpenter of Valyant AI

Aug 25, 2022

In the 27th episode of the Food On Demand Podcast, hosts Tom and Nick interview Rob Carpenter, founder and CEO of Valyant AI, an AI platform for quick-serve restaurants. They also cover dynamic pricing coming into the restaurant space, Waitr officially rebranding to ASAP, DoorDash and Uber Eats starting...

Episode 26: Foodborne Fears for Mail-Order Fresh + Khanh Nguyen of Zalat Pizza

Jul 11, 2022

In the 26th episode of the Food On Demand Podcast, hosts Tom and Nick interview Khanh Nguyen, founder and CEO of Zalat Pizza, a pizza concept that does all its delivery via third-party platforms. They also cover the Daily Harvest foodborne illness outbreak, Kwali’s kitchen computer vision, Wonder’s eye-popping...

Episode 25: Takeout Gets a Makeover + Alex Vasilkin, co-founder and CEO of Cartwheel

Jun 21, 2022

In the 25th episode of the Food On Demand Podcast, hosts Tom and Nick speak with Alex Vasilkin, co-founder and CEO of Cartwheel, which is a company helping restaurants manage their delivery fleets and set up hybrid or fully in-house delivery. They also cover a new product improving delivery and takeout food quality,...