• Understand the current challenges and shifts in the restaurant insurance landscape.
• Learn strategies to proactively manage risks and reduce insurance costs.
• Gain insights into the specific applications of various insurance policies for better protection.

• Discover the importance of timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Learn about the impact of balance sheets in a merger and acquisition transaction.
• Understand the role of an advisor and legal counsel.
• Explore ways to navigate the emotional journey through clear goal setting.

• Understand the impacts of implementing technology into your restaurant business.
• Learn about the importance of leveraging data effectively for your business operations.
• Hear real-world examples of the results of technology integration efforts.
• Discover emerging technologies and the new opportunities and efficiencies they can bring.

• Learn how to provide long-term equity to key restaurant employees.

• Discover ways to structure compensation to minimize tax implications and receive capital gain.

• Hear about the latest marketing trends within the restaurant industry.
• Learn about guest communication and different ways to grow loyalty.
• Discover avenues to explore when working to increase market share.
• Understand how technology is impacting the restaurant industry.

• Hear about how restaurants are currently using AI or starting to.
• Gain knowledge on hot issues in restaurants and how Generative AI can help.
• Learn how AI can help analyze operational trends and explain financials.
• Understand considerations before considering the use of data analysis/AI in restaurant operations.

Ari Weinzweig is the Co-Founding Partner of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, a nationally renowned food icon that’s grown to over $70million in annual revenue. In this episode, Ari discusses how he was able to build the vision and the culture for his company and what process he had to undertake to properly map it out so that everyone could see it, believe it, and get on board with it. Ari joins our new host, Giselle El Birri to deliver best practices around building vision and culture in today’s industry.

In this episode, we hear some sound bites from the 2022 BDO Restaurant CFO Bootcamp where Alicia Voltmer of GreenbergTraurig, LLP provides an overview of current and emerging L&E issues faced by the restaurant industry, including some hot-topic items in employment law. Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and AV® Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubble®, Alicia advises employers, from start-up companies to Fortune 500s, in a wide variety of employment matters.

Gregg Thomas and Meg Potts joined BDO in 2020 through the acquisition of CFO Advisors, a trusted ally to retail and restaurant brands for over 25 years. The team provides C-suite services such as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Data Officer expertise, as well as providing data analytic services, all on an out-source basis to multi-unit restaurants and retail groups. Gregg and Meg join host Jeff Tubaugh to dish about best practices and strategies for the industry.