Brian Wallunas | Chief Digital Officer, Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill
Brian Wallunas Chief Digital Officer, Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill Brian is currently the chief digital and technology officer for Smokey Bones focusing on executing the brand’s technology enabled AnyTime / AnyWhere vision that puts the guest in control of their...
James Walker | SVP of Restaurants, Nathan’s Famous
James Walker SVP of Restaurants, Nathan’s Famous James Walker, CFE, is a top restaurant industry expert with a specialty in rebranding and repositioning iconic American comfort food brands. James is an industry-leading authority in restaurant trends, including...
André Vener, Founding Partner, Dog Haus
André Vener Founding Partner, Dog Haus Along with his two business partners, André co-founded Dog Haus in April 2010 with the mission of elevating stadium food classics into culinary masterworks. Over the last decade, Dog Haus has expanded from its Pasadena,...
Atul Sood | Chief Business Officer, Kitchen United
Atul Sood Chief Business Officer, Kitchen United Atul is the chief business officer for Kitchen United and is responsible for spearheading strategic partnerships along with administrative and financial management. Prior to his role with Kitchen United, Atul was the...
Niko Papademetriou, SVP Sales and Business Development, Qu
Niko Papademetriou SVP Sales and Business Development, Qu Niko is a diverse executive with 20 years of experience in finance, tech, and team and company building. He is currently the senior vice president of sales and business development at Qu where he is responsible...
Zack Oates | Founder & CEO, Ovation
Zack Oates Founder & CEO, Ovation Zack is an author, husband, father, entrepreneur, and hot tub aficionado (but not in that order, necessarily). He grew up in restaurants before getting into startups. He was voted Top 100 Entrepreneurs, rang the NASDAQ bell, won...
Rishi Nigam | CEO, Franklin Junction
Rishi Nigam CEO, Franklin Junction Rishi is a Georgia native with over 20 years of hospitality and retail experience. He is the CEO and co-founder of Franklin Junction, a digital platform that allows kitchens to optimize excess infrastructure capacity by serving as a...
Randy Murphy | Founder & CEO, OrderB4
Randy Murphy Founder & CEO, OrderB4 Randy is founder and CEO of FourBurner Technologies, Inc. and the OrderB4 software platform. He has led the company since launch in June 2019 via spin out from his then multi-brand, multi-unit restaurant operating company based...
André Moraes | Digital Marketing Lead, PepsiCo Foodservice
André Moraes Digital Marketing Lead, PepsiCo Foodservice André leads Digital Marketing in PepsiCo’s Foodservice division, across all beverage, snack and food brands. Prior to joining PepsiCo, André worked on both the tech and agency sides of the marketing...
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.