Delivery expert Peter Backman gives a great overview of the different understandings and approaches of “the fly wheel” in the delivery company business model.

Viggnesh Kandasamy, Founder & CTO of OneStopKitchen, is a technologist and entrepreneur in the field of restaurant technology. He discusses how ghost kitchen models may need to evolve post-COVID.

Food chains like McDonald’s, Domino’s and Pizza Hut are focussing on their own apps to drive direct traffic — this has been one of the trending topics on social media over the last week. But why?

Couche-Tard (Circle K’s parent company) is making other investments in the food business. In July, it joined Kroger Co. and Burger King parent Restaurant Brands International Inc. in a $100 million funding round for Kitchen United Inc. The company is “intrigued” by the business model and said it’s possible Circle K could eventually use Kitchen United as a distribution point for food and grocery items. “We can provide snacks, chips, drinks, our food sandwich out in that same ecosystem or in conjunction with a Chick-Fil-A order or others,” he said.

The firm said it will team up with creators who “will be key partners in driving the strategic vision and future business growth,” they said — modeled on the business ventures of MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, who has launched a national burger chain and a games company.

Virtual idols are artificial intelligence-powered digital characters that bear a close resemblance to real humans. As more and more young people become captivated by these virtual idols, their commercial value is also rising.

Goosebumps, Shoe Dog and Setting the Table: here are the books that have inspired Taster founder Anton Soulier.

The Financial Times podcast talk about Travis Kalanick and CloudKitchens.

In this episode, the Armchair Attorney is joined by Brittain Ladd, a global thought leader on the topics of supply chain & retail. As writer & strategist, Brittan's insights on transformative technologies including the metaverse, micro-fulfillment, autonomous kitchens and dark kitchens, AI, & machine learning, shape the supply chains of tomorrow.

The Bros sit down with Master Chef, and Ghost Kitchen Extraordinaire, Jason Johnson. Through the power of collective economics, shared responsibilities, and scaled operations HUBB Kitchens is a one stop shop for ALL food industry creatives.

The important thing, he says, is to keep up with customer dynamics. With brands such as HNT, Mex Burritos, BR Kitchen, Fish Go and others, it has more than 60 stores and increasingly strengthens its dark kitchen operations. And now it's departing for international expansion.