Jim Balis, Managing Director, Strategic Operations Group, CapitalSpring
Jim Balis Managing Director, Strategic Operations Group, CapitalSpring Jim joined CapitalSpring in 2014 where he serves as managing director and heads up the Strategic Operations Group. He has over 40 years of restaurant experience and has served as CEO in more than...
DoorDash is Buying Bbot
Consolidation continues sweeping through the restaurant tech space, with DoorDash announcing a deal to acquire hospitality startup, Bbot. The delivery giant says Bbot’s ordering, payment and marketing software will give its merchants more solutions for in-store and...
Starship Raises $100M in 30 Days, Plots New Markets
Starship Technologies is on a triumphant roll as the delivery robot provider announces raising $100 million in the last 30 days, including its most recent $42 million Series B funding round. Together, these funds will help Starship further scale its autonomous drone...
Olo Announces Olo Pay During Solid 2021 Earnings
Olo has a tendency to announce new moves during the company earnings calls, and Olo’s fourth quarter and full-year 2021 earnings came with two interesting announcements. The company announced it would acquire digital integration company Omnivore and said it...
Operators Bring Digital Off-Premises Mindset Indoors
As diners return to indoor dining they’re bringing with their newfound desire for the digital restaurant. Similarly, operators who embraced digital with a sliver of desperation early on have seen the value and are now eagerly bringing new digital tools inside....
Big Brand Management Talks Ghost Kitchens and Geographic Shifts
When COVID-19 hit, it was clear that things in the restaurant industry were going to change. Many of those changes, such as the rise of delivery, were obvious. But other changes and their knock-on effects would have been harder to predict. “I never thought I’d see the...
Jason Morgan, CEO, Original ChopShop
Jason Morgan CEO, Original ChopShop Throughout his career, Jason has built and led successful growth companies across various industries. Currently as chief executive officer at Original ChopShop, he has increased unit count from three units to 17 units in the past...
Chris Demery, Chief Technology Officer, Blaze Pizza
Chris Demery Chief Technology Officer, Blaze Pizza Chris is an innovative and resourceful restaurant & technology executive with demonstrated expertise in all aspects of restaurant technology, off-premises dining, digital customer experience, application...
Ghazi Atallah, COO, Club Feast
Ghazi Atallah COO, Club Feast Prior to founding Club Feast in mid-2020 and serving as COO, Ghazi Atallah was an executive director at Goldman Sachs. He also held portfolio management roles at Brahman Capital and Millennium Capital. A native of Jordan, Ghazi has also...
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.