Branch Closes $75M Series C, Launches New Payment Tools
Branch, a workforce payments platform that allows restaurants to go cashless and enable instant digital tips, raised $75 million through a Series C to extend its momentum in trucking, logistics, last-mile delivery in restaurants, while also expanding into the...
Jim Collins, President, Perfect Company
Jim Collins President, Perfect Company Jim is a tech industry vet turned restaurant industry innovator whose varied career has one consistent thread: finding ways to maximize revenues for small businesses. He previously served as CEO of Kitchen United, the ghost...
Liz Moskow, Futurist, Bread & Circus Future Food Advisory
Liz Moskow Futurist, Bread & Circus Future Food Advisory Liz is an F&B industry vet with a CIA pedigree and over two decades of brand, culinary, hospitality and CPG experience. Moskow is considered a global leader, trend spotter and trend setter in the food...
Radar Raises $55M, Partners with Olo on Location Logistics
Location services company Radar looks to expand dramatically in the restaurant space after a $55 million fundraise and a new partnership with restaurant logistics giant Olo. The core work of the company is building out exceptionally accurate location services and...
Record Gas Prices Hit Delivery Drivers in the Wallet
Gas prices have always been a leading indicator of economic conditions. In the age of third-party delivery, record prices put a new strain on contract delivery drivers. According to AAA, prices per gallon reached $4.17, the highest price on record, eclipsing the prior...
Mike Wills, CEO, Apex Order Pickup Solutions
Mike Wills CEO, Apex Order Pickup Solutions Mike is CEO of Apex Order Pickup Solutions, the world’s leading provider of self-serve automation solutions for a wide range of applications in the foodservice, retail and B2B markets. Wills joined Apex in 2016 following a...
Kristen Hartman, President of Specialty Brands, FOCUS Brands
Kristen Hartman President of Specialty Brands, FOCUS Brands Kristen has nearly 25 years of experience in the quick service restaurant industry. A transformative and passionate leader, in her current role she partners with brand and cross-functional leaders to drive...
Meredith Sandland, CEO, Empower Delivery
Meredith Sandland CEO, Empower Delivery Meredith Sandland is a strategist, restaurant executive and serial entrepreneur. Meredith is the CEO of Empower Delivery, a SaaS company that enables delivery-centric restaurants to manage end-to-end deliver transactions...
Dan Gallery, President, Gallery Carts.Kiosks.Portables
Dan Gallery President, Gallery Carts.Kiosks.Portables Before assuming the role as president of Gallery in December 2016, Dan spent five years as a managing director for Allonhill. In this role, he lead the company’s sales strategy, planning and processes, and sales....
Outstanding Operators
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