Danni Santana

Fortressing is a smart way for Domino's to grow its store footprint and shorten delivery times, but at the same time it puts a lot of pressure on franchisees to find territory to build.

The chain is the only pizza provider in the U.S. offering beer delivery. But how far can alcohol really take it?

The restaurant industry, much like the auto industry, is still a few years away from fully capitalizing on self-driving car technology. So don't expect food to show up at your doorstep without human aid anytime soon.

Asia was a hot market in December, with India-based food delivery company Swiggy taking home the top $1 billion funding prize.

Short story: It was good to be a coffee chain this year.

A delivery partnership for Olive Garden could come soon, since its current in-house delivery platform is disappointing customers.

Starbucks is only concerned with delivery both in the U.S. and China. At the same time, the coffee chain is growing at an unprecedented rate. Time will tell if it's actually moving too fast.

Turns out regional chains' expansion strategies aren't so different from the their larger counterparts. The secret formula is delivery, rewards, and franchising.

Fast-food chains collect more data on customers' smartphones than most consumers even realize.

Goldbelly is now the dominant player in its space, but it's still to be seen how big that space is and what the appetite is for long-distance ordering.