Pizza chain Little Caesars and drone delivery specialist Flytrex claim first for rapid food delivery by air

Flytrex and Little Caesars are partnering to expand drone delivery with a new drone capable of delivering dinner for an entire family. Powered by Flytrex’s new Sky2 drone, the service now enables customers to receive two large pizzas and sodas in a single delivery, pitched as a first for on-demand food delivery by air.

Sky2 makes this possible by carrying up to 8.8 pounds, the largest carrying capacity of any food delivery drone available today, those involved claim With a range of up to four miles and support for remote pickups directly from restaurant locations, the idea is that orders are collected faster and arrive hotter, arriving in an average of 4.5 minutes from takeoff to delivery.

"Flytrex is laser focused on making on-demand food delivery by drone a reality for everyday families,” says Amit Regev, CEO and Co-founder ar Flytrex. “A big part of advancing this market is making sure people can get the food they actually want, when they want it. Until now, drones simply weren't capable of delivering a full family meal.”

“The Sky2 changes that. This partnership with Little Caesars expands what drone delivery can do and better meets customers’ expectations, which will drive real, lasting adoption of this technology."

The first Little Caesars location in Wylie, TX is now live and introduces a first of its kind direct integration with Little Caesars' ordering systems, allowing orders placed via the Flytrex app to flow directly into existing PoS systems.

“Innovation at Little Caesars has always been driven by one thing, making it easier for customers to enjoy our pizza,” says Trish Heusel, Vice President of Innovation at Little Caesars. "Partnering with Flytrex to bring full family meals by drone delivery is a major leap forward, and a clear example of how we’re pushing the boundaries of convenience, speed, and accessibility in our category.”

2026 RTIH Innovation Awards

On demand delivery will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.

Check out our 2025 winners here.

Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”

“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”

He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”

Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.