Thomas Kaiser

I am the editor of Food On Demand and senior editor of Franchise Times. I'm always traveling, obsessed w/delivery and on the prowl for good story ideas.

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

Wisconsin-based @EatStreet is thriving in the shadows of the third-party #delivery giants. It has raked in $50M, helping it expand to four states and 25 markets across the Midwest. https://t.co/43VPVmNwHt

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

7 years after its founding, @DoorDash is going public. This is a significant milestone for the company & delivery industry as a whole, finally providing a look inside the economics of the largest U.S. #delivery provider. https://t.co/ctaTaTXlGA

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

18 months ago, Brinker Int'l had approx. 50 delivery partners across @Chilis and @Maggianos, didn’t want to sign an exclusive deal with a 3PD service and didn’t even believe in the incrementality of #delivery. Since then, everything has changed. https://t.co/OBsxY13Naz

[Food On Demand Conference @FOD_News]

Join us at the next #FODC2020 session at 11:25am CST: "Franchised Delivery Ops" moderated by Laura Michaels, Editor-in-Chief of @FranTimes & featuring Tad Low of @Moes_HQ, Brandy Blackwell, of @DunkinBrands, & Jennifer Crawford of @Fazolis.

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

The @FOD_News team is happy to have the 1st day of #FODC2020 in the books. We're getting started Tuesday at 10 AM CST w/our keynote from @nickkokonas of Tock. Send us questions, vote in the polls, interact w/our sponsor booths & take a drink every time I say "you know."

[SeeLevel HX @SeeLevelHX]

Interested in reviewing the data we're digging into at the Food on Demand Conference? Download the study deck & raw data files here: https://t.co/iw2zSf3uVX

#FODC2020 @FOD_News #restaurants #fooddelivery

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

Check out the latest @FOD_News Podcast with guests Christine Barone of @TrueFoodKitch & @meresandland. @NickWUpton and I had a lot of fun with this one, and both are incredibly sharp about where the pandemic is taking our beloved #restaurant industry. https://t.co/vs0uLM8IXy

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

Now that any human closeness or public physical contact is best avoided, @CARDFREE_Inc is helping restaurants implement contactless ordering and payments to keep guests and staffers safe, secure and no less than an arm’s length away: https://t.co/eSnSSgSdcU #notouching

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

Sparks fly as Uber’s rumored deal to acquire Grubhub is off the table w/news that Just Eat Takeaway agreed to combine w/ @Grubhub in a $7.3B transaction to create the world’s largest online food #delivery company outside of China. https://t.co/4gyC4eLAfF @Uber @JustEatGroup

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

Big news: Just Eat https://t.co/rpmjK4vpO4 and @Grubhub have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Grubhub in an all-stock transaction to create the world’s largest online food delivery company outside of China. Full story soon on @FOD_News

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

@Famous_Daves is officially back in growth mode after years of behind-the-scenes experimentation on new store designs, technology & a solid understanding of their off-premises business. Check out my cover story in the latest @FranTimes https://t.co/iOXF4xWOrA #delivery

[Food On Demand Conference @FOD_News]

There is still time to register for @FOD_News's #webinar on May 18th at 1PM CT! Join Debbie Litow of @DoorDash, Hoyt Jones of @jerseymikes, George Istfan of @NovaDine on the topic of off-premises and food delivery. ➡️ https://t.co/PopyqKQ65q

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

Will they or won't they? Who knows, but here's our look at @Uber possibly acquiring @Grubhub with some sharp insight from a handful of #delivery industry experts: https://t.co/4BJWvoWrWX @deliboyswag @lefranc @ZGoldstein

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

Gabrielle Hamilton on closing her Prune restaurant in the East Village. Like everything she creates, this piece will stick with me for a very long time. https://t.co/BgOiDhLhKB

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

It's a weird scene in airports these days. With travelers grounded, At Your Gate is still serving the hard-working folks who are still working at airports, and finding new ways forward for airport restaurants now relying on #delivery https://t.co/am8dvtufsS

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

Walk-On's, the sports bar and #restaurant partly owned by @drewbrees went all in on family-style meals after each of its locations closed their dining rooms. Some great stuff in here, including setting up temporary drive-thru lanes. https://t.co/g78RJkNaXX @walk_ons

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

Two experts in the off-premises space are recommending operators make critical changes to get through this moment, while also setting their #restaurants up for success when normalcy finally returns. https://t.co/ch4bwOE8q2

[ResultsThruStrategy @ResultsPDQ]

Last's week, #restaurant sales were destroyed by the #COVID19 pandemic. Here's a day-by-day look, courtesy of @BlackBox_Intel

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

@DoorDash @wingstop Is that a What About Bob reference? It should be. https://t.co/Qz0sovBtMs

[Thomas Kaiser @thomasrkaiser]

As #restaurant industry pivots to off-premises, FOD reporters @NickWUpton @FSNLauraM @thomasrkaiser and @callieevergreen tested #curbside pickup from @redrobinburgers @Applebees @Chilis and @TGIFridays https://t.co/2OIy0ZaiYy Hat tip to my dog Norman's cute nose in the full pic.