Choppin’ It Up by Bloomberg Intelligence

Northeastern’s Muscolino on Investing in Markets

Failure to investigate short interest and earnings quality are two of the most frequent mistakes investors make, Vincent Muscolino, senior lecturer of finance at Northeas

Dutch Bros’ Barone on Driving Strong Sales Gains

The great ideas in the restaurant industry are typically the ones your customers and teams are already asking for, Dutch Bros CEO Christine Barone tells Bloomberg Intelli

Hershey’s Rothman on Re-Skilling the Workforce

This is a really exciting time to be in HR as we figure out how to re-skill employees so they can use new tools and fit into new roles, Hershey Chief Human Resources Offi

McWin Capital Partners on Investing in Europe

Europe is a complex market, so the cookie-cutter approach to international expansion doesn’t work, Vaibhav Juneja, a principal at McWin Capital Partners, tells Bloomberg

TGI Friday CEO’s Plans for Top-Line Growth

TGI Friday’s is eliminating busy work from their general manager’s plates, allowing them to focus on the team members, Sugarloaf Holdings Founder and CEO Ray Blanchette t

Fooda’s CEO on Its Asset-Light Foodservice Model

Employers are increasingly paying for more and more food to boost recruitment, productivity, retention and “earn the commute” of their workers, Fooda Founder and CEO Oraz

Quality, Portions Feed Handel’s Ice Cream Sales

If you do something well with consistency and discipline in the food business, guests will come back, according to Handel’s Ice Cream CEO Jennifer Schuler. In this episod

Piada Italian Street Food’s Sales Outperform

Our comparable sales over the last six years are a reflection of the brand, menu and execution of the concept by our team, Piada Italian Street Food’s founder and CEO Chr

Matternet CEO Raptopoulos on Drone Delivery

The return on investment for drone delivery is attractive today and is going to get way more attractive over the next few years as the industry scales, Matternet founder

SignalFlare’s Lukianoff on Gas, Fast Casual, AI

Fast-casual chains are most exposed to the gas-price spike as their menu prices have crept up to rival full-service, SignalFlare.ai’s founder and CEO Michael Lukianoff te

Craftable’s Cantu on Boosting Restaurant Profits

“We have taught restaurant employees to focus on prime costs, but there are so many other ways to lose money,” Craftable’s CEO David Cantu tells Bloomberg Intelligence. I

Smashburger’s Co-Founder, CEO on Improved Sales

If you aren’t playing the value game, you’re turning a blind eye to a big trend in the marketplace that isn’t going away soon, Smashburger’s co-founder Tom Ryan tells Blo

BJ’s CEO on Simplification, Store Development

At a high level, there are two questions I ask our teams to consider: Is what we’re doing making things better or easier for our team members, or better or easier for our

Dog Haus Aims to Disrupt the Franchised Model

Dog Haus’ new franchisee deals “mutually align incentives” between the brand and its operators, CEO Michael Montagano tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episode of the

858 Partners' George on SaaS, AI and Robotics

All-in-one software solutions didn’t work before and aren’t going to work this time, Juan George, co-founder of 858 Partners, tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episod

SupplyCaddy CEO Stein on Packaging Strategy

Custom packaging is a brand impression at scale and quality equates to retention for restaurant chains, SupplyCaddy co-founder and CEO Zachary Stein says on this episode

Loop’s Tumuluru on Restaurant Delivery Trends

The way diners are discovering restaurants has shifted away from reviews and to social media, Loop’s co-founder Anand Tumuluru tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episo

Service Perception Hurt Restaurant Traffic

Three out of 10 restaurant customers believe food quality is deteriorating and stores are understaffed, Lisa Miller, founder and president of Lisa W. Miller & Associates

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop CEO on Fast-Casual Sales

There’s a lot of talk about how soft the consumer is, but our third-party delivery same-store sales are up 50% year over year, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop CEO Jeff Galletly te

Liberty Ventures CEO on Conscious Leadership

If a leader wants to run a business that’s more focused on taking care of its people, he or she has to reflect on their own values and how they embody them, Liberty Ventu