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Making Technology Tasty
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On today’s episode of Dana Delivers, Dana sits down with longtime friend and restaurant technology expert Bill Linsey. Bill tells Dana a bit about his experiences, how the restaurant industry could benefit from technology and how his newest venture COGS-Well’s comprehensive recipe and inventory management system is poised to stir up the way restaurants do…
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How Tal Baum Became the Architect of Her Own Success
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On this episode of Dana Delivers, Dana is joined by Tal Baum, the founder and head of the Atlanta-based Oliva Restaurant Group. Tal shares a bit about her journey, what inspired her move from architecture to hospitality, and how her drive to prove the naysayers wrong gave her the push she needed to build a…
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Dining with Gratitude
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Travel Channel alum Andrew Zimmern and actress Jamie Hyder join Dana on today’s episode to talk about how we can all help food service workers in need. The two stars tell Dana about the Giving Kitchen, a James Beard award-winning nonprofit that’s close to their hearts, and how we can all help food service workers…
Read MoreThe Quiet Power of Sonic Branding
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This week Dana is joined by Lauren McGuire, president of Made Music Studio for a talk about the power of sonic branding. Though often underappreciated, the right music can mean the difference between a good customer experience and a great one, a forgettable commercial and an earworm, and a two-dimensional brand identity and an immersive…
Read MoreSabato Sagaria Plays Chess, Not Checkers
[powerpress] This month on Dana Delivers, restauranteur and master sommelier Sabato Sagaria stops by to talk about his career, his business, and his thoughts on the future of the hospitality industry. He talks about how his long and illustrious career led him to building his own company, and how it took some pandemic-related soul searching to find his true passion: helping others grow. Listen for more on Sabato’s journey, his company Apres Cru Hospitality, and his vision for the future.
Read MoreDana Delivers: Tom Cook, From Fryer to Franchise
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Dana is joined by Tom Cook of Pacific Bells. Tom shares a bit of his journey that took him from working the fryer at a Taco Bell to the founder and CEO of a company that owns over 200 Taco Bell franchises, as well as a few bits of invaluable advice for anyone wondering when and how to buy into a franchise opportunity.
Read MoreMountville Mills Improves Retirement Readiness Video
Mountville Mills is like many family-owned manufacturing companies. They care about their employees’ long-term futures as much as they do their customers’ satisfaction with the products they craft. But they had a problem. Employees never checked their 401(k) balances. They didn’t even know the company was contributing money to their accounts. In situations like this,…
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