Laura Michaels | Editor, Franchise Times
Laura Michaels Editor, Franchise Times Laura leads the overall editorial direction of Franchise Times. Her special emphasis on international franchise development provides a behind-the-scenes look at franchisees operating U.S. brands on a global...
Alex Canter | CEO, Nextbite
Alex Canter CEO, Nextbite Alex is a restaurant industry innovator, in-demand speaker, and passionate advocate for restaurant operators and workers. He was raised in the kitchen of the world-famous Canter’s Deli in Los Angeles, where he and his team invented Ordermark...
Mike O’Hanlon, Chief Customer Care & Operations, ezCater
Mike O’Hanlon Chief Customer Care & Operations, ezCater Mike O’Hanlon has over 20 years of experience in business development, partnerships and investment banking. Mike joined ezCater as the Head of Catering Partner Business in 2018 where he is responsible...
Nabeel Alamgir, Founder & CEO, Lunchbox
Nabeel Alamgir Founder & CEO, Lunchbox Nabeel was born in Bangladesh and moved to Kuwait seven years later, then to Queens, New York seven years later. He began his career as the first busboy at the Bareburger flagship store in Astoria and spent his free time...
Abhinav Kapur | Co-Founder & CEO, Bikky
Abhinav Kapur Co-Founder | CEO Bikky Abhinav Kapur is the co-founder and CEO of Bikky, a customer data platform exclusively for multi-unit restaurants. With Bikky, brands like Dave’s Hot Chicken, Bojangles, and Long John Silver’s clearly understand how...
Mike Vichich, VP & GM of Customer Engagement Products, Olo
Mike Vichich VP & GM of Customer Engagement Products, Olo Mike is the vice president and general manager of customer engagement products at Olo and was previously the co-founder and CEO of Wisely, which was acquired by Olo in November 2021. Mike is a true partner...
Noah Glass, Founder & CEO, Olo
Noah Glass Founder & CEO, Olo Noah Glass is the Founder & CEO of Olo (www.olo.com), a leading open SaaS platform for restaurants that enables hospitality at every touchpoint. He is an industry visionary whose mobile ordering work pre-dates the iPhone,...
Aaron Noveshen, Founder | CEO, Starbird | The Culinary Edge
Aaron Noveshen Founder/CEO, StarbirdFounder/Chairman, The Culinary Edge Aaron is the founder of The Culinary Edge (TCE), America’s leading innovation consultancy. TCE fuses culinary excellence, operational expertise, and human-centered design to forge the future...
Ryan Palmer | Partner, Lathrop GPM
Ryan Palmer Partner, Lathrop GPM Ryan serves domestic and international clients across the restaurant, hospitality, retail, and service sectors. He counsels brand and concept owners in the development of franchise and distribution systems and helps businesses resolve...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.