Benji Koltai
Benji Koltai Co-Founder & CEOGalley From software engineer to a change agent for the foodservice industry, Benji sees a world where Galley’s recipe-first culinary operating system can play a key role in elevating the daily lives of Chefs and other foodservice...Jim Rand, Founder & CEO, Rand Parker Group
Jim Rand Founder | CEO, Rand Parker Group Jim is a 40-year restaurant industry veteran, having served in multiple operations leadership roles over the past 4 decades. He is passionate about helping restaurants of all sizes to be successful, and to that end, focuses...Audrey Pukash Bilsborrow
Audrey Pukash Bilsborrow SVP, Strategy & OperationsBrizo FoodMetrics Audrey left the traditional corporate world for the dotcom boom in 1998. Her first start-up was Koz, which was Facebook before Facebook – so naturally, people were appalled at the idea of sharing...Zach Woodburn
Zach Woodburn VP of Franchise ServicesFreddy’s Zach Woodburn is Vice President of Franchise Services for the fast-casual restaurant franchise Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. He oversees a team of franchise business coaches who work directly with...Ray Sassaman
Ray Sassaman Regional ManagerBenchwarmers Bar & Grill 2005-Started working in the restaurant industry in while going to school. I ended up enjoying it and decided to continue. 2006-Was promoted to GM where I took over a restaurant that had struggled some. While I...Marianne Radley
Marianne Radley Chief Marketing OfficerSmoothie King Marianne Radley is the Chief Marketing Officer for Smoothie King Inc. joining the company in October 2022. As a member of the company’s executive team, Marianne leads all brand marketing, advertising, sales...
Wow Bao Expands to Grocery Sushi Counters, Ramps Up NFT Loyalty
Wow Bao has expanded its nationwide grocery presence with Hissho Sushi, which has over 2,000 sushi counters inside grocery stores. Wow Bao’s potstickers, egg rolls, rangoon and steamed buns are now available in over 1,000 locations in 30+ states with 300 additional...
Hospitality Data Provider, Tattle, Partners with Bite to Improve Guest Experiences
Tattle, a customer feedback technology platform, announced an integration with Bite, a digital ordering solutions software company that simplifies the customer experience via a suite of products. Bite’s kiosk ordering software is present in fast-casual, quick-serve...
Food Waste Tech Company Looks to Major Expansion with $1 Billion Deal
Divert, a Massachusetts-based technology firm that turns food waste into renewable natural gas, is gearing up for nationwide expansion via a $1 billion infrastructure development agreement with Canadian energy company Enbridge. Alongside the development agreement, the...
Outstanding Operators
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