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
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 disputes...
Shane Whitlatch | Chief Revenue Officer, Omnivore
Shane Whitlatch Chief Revenue Officer, Omnivore Shane joined Omnivore as chief revenue officer in December 2020. In this role, he leads all aspects of revenue generation, from sales to partnerships. He brings more than 20 years in working with fast-growth technology...
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...
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.