Bartaco’s Data-Driven Differentiation

Bartaco’s Data-Driven Differentiation

As CEO Scott Lawton spurs the growth of Virginia-based Bartaco beyond its Mid-Atlantic home, he’s focused on avoiding some of the traps that have degraded the previous class of once-buzzy restaurants, especially homogenization. Highlighting his previous experience in...
Chowly Buys Guest Experience Platform Koala

Chowly Buys Guest Experience Platform Koala

Chowly, a Chicago-based delivery integration provider, announced its acquisition of Koala, a guest experience platform that allows established and emerging restaurant brands to elevate their digital ordering experience across web, app and kiosks. The combined business...
Portillo’s Bets on Southern States, Hero Dads

Portillo’s Bets on Southern States, Hero Dads

Portillo’s CEO Michael Osanloo says his fast-casual brand is sitting pretty in a tenuous economy thanks to a three-part strategy exploiting the efficiency of multi-lane drive-thrus, luring “hero dads” inside the restaurants and doubling down on its most concentrated...