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A Deeper Dive

“A Deeper Dive”  is a weekly podcast from Restaurant Business dedicated to going in-depth on the most pressing challenges and opportunities restaurant operators face today. Each Wednesday, our audience will hear from restaurant industry leaders – from Chipotle to Pincho Factory and Firehouse Subs to McDonald’s. Deep dives into hot topics, from delivery to discounting and marketing to menu, will give operators the latest information and solutions to drive their businesses. Restaurant Business will also bring you expert industry trends and sales analysis from data partner Technomic, and debates and expertise from RB editors.

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How Punch Bowl Social is surviving the pandemic, without Cracker Barrel

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 17, 2020

Founder Robert Thompson joins this week’s edition of the RB podcast A Deeper Dive, and insists consumers will come back to his restaurants.

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Why cultural intelligence matters for restaurants

 By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 10, 2020

Gerry Fernandez, president and founder of the Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance, joins this week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive.”

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How to avoid buying a bad restaurant franchise

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 03, 2020

This week’s edition of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” features Jeff Lefler, CEO of FranchiseGrade.com, to talk about the risks of buying a bad franchise.

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How Zaxby’s adapted to the pandemic and thrived

By Jonathan Maze on May 27, 2020

Cofounder and CEO Zach McLeroy joins the RB podcast A Deeper Dive to discuss the chain’s response to the pandemic, as well as its future.

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Restaurants are rethinking their costs during the pandemic

By Jonathan Maze on May 20, 2020

This week’s episode of "A Deeper Dive" features Neal Sherman, founder of restaurant equipment reseller TagEx Brands.

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How is the pandemic affecting the food supply?

By Jonathan Maze on May 13, 2020

David Maloni of ArrowStream joins “A Deeper Dive” this week to discuss the pandemic’s impact on the food supply and prices.

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How landlords view the future of restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on May 06, 2020

This week’s edition of “A Deeper Dive” features Jeff Brand, founder of real estate developer and broker Brand Partners.

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How MOD Pizza is combating the pandemic

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 29, 2020

Scott Svenson, co-founder of the fast-casual pizza chain, joins this week’s episode of “A Deeper Dive” to discuss the company’s strategy for dealing with the COVID-19 shutdown.

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How the pandemic is affecting restaurant chains

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 22, 2020

Technomic Managing Principal Joe Pawlak joins this week’s episode of “A Deeper Dive” to talk about Technomic’s Top 500 and how the pandemic is influencing sales.

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How the coronavirus is shaking up delivery

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 15, 2020

Technomic’s Melissa Wilson joins “A Deeper Dive” to talk about the future of third-party delivery.

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