Restaurant Podcast

Eric Huang of Pecking House joined us on the Pre-Shift Podcast to tell us about his new restaurant, paying fair wages, and how he feels about tipping.

Katie Button joined us on the Pre-Shift podcast to describe the journey from paying sub-minimum wage to a living wage and tip sharing model.

We were joined by Newton Hoang, Director of Marketing and IT at 7 Leaves Cafe to chat about meeting customers where they are, how customers and team members reflect one another, and building a Culture of Care.

Destination Unknown Restaurants' founder, Kelly Phillips, joined us on the Pre-Shift Podcast to share their employee-first approach, how they're able to pay a salary to many of their employees, and hopes for the future of restaurants.

Anthony Valletta joined us on the Pre-Shift podcast to chat about bartaco's embrace of tech, their unique approach to training and career development, radical wage structure, and how all of those practices have them poised for growth in 2023.

We’re joined on this episode by Phil Crawford, the chief technology officer of CKE brands, better known as the parent of Carl's Jr. & Hardees. And we’re talking all things customer loyalty tech.

Mijo Alanis found success in his career by staying ahead of the curve—opening a juice & smoothie shop long before they were popular. Mijo tells the story of Beyond Juicery from the beginning, how they’ve grown through franchising, and the “bus tub” moments that helped him give people what they want.

As editor at Food News Media, Danny Klein has a 30,000-foot view of everything that's going on in our industry. From curbside pickup to QR codes, to the labor shortage to loyalty. It's an episode packed with breakdowns, some hot takes, and knowledge bombs that you can take back to your teams.