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Spotlight Interview: Nadav Solomon, President and Cofounder of Tabit

It wasn’t so long ago that Nadav Solomon, president and cofounder of Tabit, identified the potential in leveraging mobile technologies to streamline operations and transform the restaurant industry. Together with Barry Shaked, who was previously […]

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Spotlight Interview: Jean Fogarty, Vice President of Client Services at CrunchTime

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of CrunchTime, a leading restaurant technology solution provider whose software optimizes food and labor operations, helping to reduce food and labor costs, improve the guest experience […]

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Spotlight Interview: Chris Elliott, CEO, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s

Chris Elliott, CEO of Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, a 35-year-old restaurant franchise with more than 150 locations, has 43 years of broad-based food service experience that includes quick service, full service, delivery, cafeteria, as well as […]

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Spotlight Interview: Andy Schwartz, CEO and Co-Founder of xtraCHEF

Andy Schwartz is the CEO & Co-Founder of xtraCHEF, a cloud-based restaurant management platform. Prior to founding xtraCHEF, Andy worked as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for nine years at MTS Software Solutions. […]

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Spotlight Interview: Micha Magid, Co-founder of Mighty Quinn’s

Mighty Quinn’s is a fast casual barbeque with 13 locations, most of them in the New York City region. Co-Founder Micha Magid began his career on Wall Street evaluating investment opportunities across multiple industries before […]

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Spotlight Interview: Jodi Boyce, EVP of Marketing for Teriyaki Madness

Jodi Boyce, a 22-year veteran in restaurant and franchise marketing, serves as the EVP of Marketing for Teriyaki Madness, a fast-casual Asian restaurant concept featuring a Seattle Teriyaki menu. Teriyaki Madness was founded in 2003 […]

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Spotlight Interview: Sumir Meghani, Co-Founder and CEO at Instawork

On-demand staffing solution provider Instawork has been growing by leaps and bounds, particularly in the restaurant realm, where the app works to the benefit of both restaurant owners/operators and restaurant job seekers/workers. Sumir Meghani is […]

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Spotlight Interview: Joe Gallagher, Co-Founder and COO of 86 Repairs

Joe Gallagher is the Co-Founder and COO of 86 Repairs, a subscription service that manages the entire repair process for restaurant groups. A Michigan native and graduate of Kettering University, and with more than ten […]

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Spotlight Interview: Antonia Holmes, Co-Owner, Latitude Restaurants

Jeff and Antonia Holmes are the owners of Latitude Restaurants, which consists of two restaurants in Bellingham, Washington: The Loft and Latitude Kitchen + Bar. The husband and wife team purchased The Loft in 2012 […]

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Spotlight Interview: Don Gray, Founder and CEO, Givex Corporation

Don Gray is the Founder and CEO of Givex Corporation. Givex offers omnichannel POS, gift card, loyalty and stored value ticketing solutions which drive sales for clients; helping them better understand, reward and entice their […]