Restaurants Set the Table for Better 2H Sales
The restaurant industry could post a 1-2% same-store sales increase for 2025, BI’s senior restaurant and foodservice analyst Michael Halen tells Bloomberg’s restaurants reporter Daniela Sirtori. In th...
15 Jul 202543min
FAT Brands’ Wiederhorn on Growth, Debt Paydown
Sales almost double when Smokey Bones restaurants are converted to the Twin Peaks chain, FAT Brands’ Chairman Andy Wiederhorn said on this episode of the Choppin’ It Up podcast. Wiederhorn joins Micha...
1 Jul 202523min
SignalFlare.ai’s Lukianoff on Data Analytics, AI
US restaurant development is outpacing population growth by about 5x, according to SignalFlare.ai Founder and CEO Michael Lukianoff. In this episode of Choppin’ It Up, Lukianoff sits down with Bloombe...
24 Jun 202542min
Ziosk’s Howard on Lifting Sales, Ops Via Digital
Establishing a digital relationship with the 75% of a chain’s patrons that aren’t loyalty customers will be the growth engine for full-service restaurant traffic going forward, Ziosk Cofounder and Chi...
11 Jun 202528min
HF Foods’ Lin on Organic Growth Strategies, M&A
M&A is a great opportunity for HF Foods Group because Asian specialty foodservice distribution is primarily made up of smaller competitors and HF is the only national player in the US, CEO and Preside...
2 Jun 202519min
Checkmate’s CEO on Voice AI, Kiosks, Catering
Voice AI at the drive-thru is one or two years away from being ready to be rolled out to hundreds of thousands of locations, Checkmate CEO and founder Vishal Agarwal tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In t...
22 Mai 202528min
Just Salad’s Kenner on Operations, Store Growth
Every Just Salad employee is trained in culture, connecting with customers and the consistency of product and hospitality, according to founder and CEO Nick Kenner. In this episode of Choppin’ It Up, ...
12 Mai 202518min
Align’s Kefauver on Tariffs, Tax Cuts and MAHA
Where we were with trade talks six weeks ago and where we are now are very different and that trajectory will continue over the next six weeks to six months, Align Public Strategies’ Founding Partner ...
1 Mai 202537min
