Fries & Grind

Ahsan Jiva, EVP Strategy & Transformation at Mellow Mushroom joins the crew.

VP, Editorial Director of QSR and FSR Magazines Danny Klein joins the show.

How do you go from nearly no digital presence to more than 40% of sales in just a few years? Tracy Kim, CEO of Dig Inn, joins the crew to discuss.  

The great Jessica Serrano joins the gang to talk value, nostalgia, insight, and menu innovation.

Can you drive your 3PD guests to 1P? It's complicated.

The gang is back. This time with Scott Lawton, Chairman of bartaco.

The gang takes on the restaurant-nerd-famous NYT article from Peter Wells. Have we ruined the restaurant experience? You're about to find out.

Wonder? City Storage Systems? Is this the future of restaurants? The gang discusses.

This week, the gang talks value. Do we need all the fancy stuff?

Noah Glass, Founder and CEO of Olo, joins the gang to talk about the organization he built over the past nearly 20 years, and they again dip into the build vs. buy debate.

This week, Niko Papademetriou, Co-Founder of Qu, joins the gang to talk through their buzzy moves over the last few months. They became the first POS provider to bring Olo pay into the restaurant, announced an investment from Danny Meyer's Enlightened Hospitality, and were selected as POS across all GoTo Foods brands. Enjoy!

This week, the gang gets together to debate dynamic pricing. Can it work? Listen now to find out.

This week, the gang gets together to debate Wingstop's shift to homegrown tech, and the broader implications for the restaurant community.

Gregg Majewski, the founder and CEO of Craveworthy Brands, joins the gang to talk about the unique organization he's created. They've now built a portfolio of brands like Ghengis Grill, Wing It On!, BD's, Krafted, and Dirty Dough, among many others. In a previous life, Gregg was the CEO of Jimmy John's and helped them scale from 30 to more than 300 locations before the sale to Inspire. Enjoy!

In a very special Holiday episode, the gang reflects on the year and talks about what we expect for our companies in the year ahead.  

Wade Allen joins the gang. Wade held several senior leadership roles at Brinker International including CDO, CIO, Head of Innovation, and VP of Marketing. Wade is now EVP, Strategic Growth for Costa Vida, leading marketing, IT, and off-premise. 

Kelly Macpherson, Chief Technology & Supply Chain Officer of Union Square Hospitality, joins Zack, Abhi, Jason, and Paul to talk 3PD, budgeting for technology, hiring well, and the future for virtual restaurants.

The gang talks about why they got started and how they got to where they are.