Christine Specht is the daughter of Cousins Subs founder Bill Specht, and is the brand's president and CEO.
QR codes are used throughout the kitchen to give employees quick answers to questions that frequently pop up in KFC kitchens.
"I want what I want when I want it." That's the mantra of today's food consumer, and helping operators fulfill that demand is the rallying cry of the fifth annual Food On Demand Conference opening today at the Mirage in Las Vegas. Olo founder and CEO Noah Glass described the "arc of mission-criticality" of digital ordering and delivery.
"You have to face the world as it is, not as you wish it to be," said Nick Kokonas, founder of restaurant reservation system Tock and co-owner…
What is it like to run a restaurant reservations platform during a pandemic, Food On Demand Editor Tom Kaiser asked the founder of Tock to kick off today's virtual FOD conference. "It took work that was interesting, and made it important," replied Nick Kokonas in a pragmatic and hopeful discussion about third-party delivery and the survival of restaurants.
Store closings could mean prime real estate is available to brands that previously couldn't afford it.
Tanya Spaulding, principal at Shea Design, says landlords will be motivated to fill vacancies, even at lower rates.
