Meredith Sandland, CEO of Empower Delivery: $6 Million Raised to Power the Future of Food Delivery For Restaurants

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Meredith Sandland, CEO of Empower Delivery, a restaurant tech company that has raised $6 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Unique Founding Story: Empower Delivery is a spin-out from Clustertruck, the largest and most profitable delivery kitchen in the US, providing an innovative restaurant order-to-fulfillment platform. Industry Insights: The restaurant industry is late to the digitization journey, unlike sectors like travel and retail. Empower Delivery offers a fully digital native experience from order to fulfillment. Target Market: Empower Delivery serves restaurants with significant delivery volumes, focusing on those doing hundreds of orders a day from a single location, rather than categorizing by SMB or enterprise. Thought Leadership: Meredith is a recognized industry thought leader, having written two books on restaurant delivery and hosting a popular podcast in the space. Competitive Landscape: Empower Delivery aims to transform delivery economics by eliminating third-party fees, making delivery more profitable for restaurants and affordable for consumers. Future Vision: Meredith envisions a future with increased delivery penetration, potentially transforming real estate and restaurant infrastructure in the US, similar to trends seen in other countries. //   Sponsors: Front Lines — We help B2B tech companies launch, manage, and grow podcasts that drive demand, awareness, and thought leadership. www.FrontLines.io   The Global Talent Co. — We help tech startups find, vet, hire, pay, and retain amazing marketing talent that costs 50-70% less than the US & Europe. www.GlobalTalent.co