Bread and Butter Collective Podcast

Calen McNeil of Big Wheel Burger and Sam Jones of 2% Jazz chat with John Reese of Table-Nine Coaching about the operational side of the hospitality industry. What kinds of operational systems should be in place for your establishment to run smoothly? We get his thoughts on the industry, and how restaurants, breweries and bars can run more efficiently.

With the minimum wage going up in BC going up to $15.20 on the day of recording, Sam Jones of 2% Jazz, and Calen McNeil of Big Wheel Burger sit down with a few guests to talk about wages, tipping, and share two different methods of providing a living wage put into place by restaurants in Victoria.

This week Sam Jones of 2% Jazz, and Calen McNeil of Big Wheel Burget chat with Ginger Henderson of Ginger Henderson Counselling, and Shawn Soole of Mind the Bar about the importance of mental health in restaurants, ways to update business practices to reflect modern expectations of a healthy work environment, and methods of helping your employees get access to psychotherapy they need.

This week Sam Jones of 2% Jazz, and Calen McNeil of Big Wheel Burget chat with David Lang of Camosun College Culinary Arts, and Robert Belcham of Popina and Popina Cantina in Vancouver about the challenges of keeping hospitality workers in the industry, what newcomers to the culinary arts are seeing, and experiencing. Living wages, menu prices, standards over the years, tipping, where the industry...

This week Sam Jones of 2% Jazz, and Calen McNeil of Big Wheel Burger invite some fellow Victoria restauranteurs onto the show to discuss what it's like being in hospitality through the pandemic lockdowns, mask mandates, and overall changes.

Delivery apps have been a focal point of the hospitality industry for years, but exploded in 2020. Sam Jones of 2% Jazz, and Calen McNeil of Big Wheel Burger give their first-hand takes on delivery apps, and offer advice for both consumers and restaurateurs on the topic.

On the week of International Women's Day, Bread and Butter hosts an all-woman panel of entrepreneurs in the Victoria hospitality industry to get their perspective on the business. Our guests are Cristen Dallas of Prima Strada, Maryanne Carmack of Roast, La Pasta and Taco Stand al Pastor, and Jo Zambri of Zambri's and Big Wheel Burger. Breaking into business, what their experiences have been, and h...

Calen McNeil of Big Wheel Burger and Sam Jones of 2% Jazz talk cash money in this episode. We're joined by Catherine Sloan, senior account manager at BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada) to share everything entrepreneurs need to know, and how to learn even more about the business of cash.

Join Sam and Calen as we dive into the origins of the Bread & Butter Collective. Businessman Jeff Hetherington joins us to detail how the idea of Bread & Butter came together to help small businesses join forces, and stay afloat during COVID and beyond.