From a purpose-driven menu revamp to a subscription platform, Smoothie King CMO Rebecca Miller is taking the classic restaurant chain back to its wellness roots. Miller joined QSR editors Danny Klein and Ben Coley for a wide-ranging chat on the message behind the brand, and why this 1,300-unit icon shows no signs of slowing down.

The fast-casual  pioneer is surging out of the pandemic, with growth, tech, and a host of other evolutions fueling its future. Thirty-year industry vet Dave McDougall chats with QSR editorial director Danny Klein about the comeback, where pizza goes from here, and why the sector's prospects have never looked better.

John Ramsay, VP of Franchise Sales at Noodles & Company, has spent more than three decades in the restaurant industry. He's not only found a home at the national fast casual; he's ready to turn a multi-year sales surge into significant expansion.

CEO Trey Kessler, of rising fast casual Grain & Berry, fills the QSR team in on what it takes to launch and grow a franchising concept in the rapidly growing world of better-for-you brands. From inflation to development to market share and curbside, there's a lot on the table in this post-COVID landscape, and plenty of opportunity ahead.

Thirty-year industry vet Tim Hackbardt joins QSR editors Danny Klein and Ben Coley to talk about the past, present, and future of restaurant marketing, and how the 600-unit Mexican chain is offering value to customers in a world where everything is becoming more expensive.

John Dyer, Togo’s VP of franchise sales and real estate, joins the QSR team to discuss how the nearly 200-unit California-based sandwich brand is looking to the future, from nontraditional growth to navigating today's chaotic real estate market.

Paris Baguette has a massive global footprint, but its U.S. expansion is just gearing up. Where does it plan to go exactly? How will it get there? And what is the state of real estate and fast-food expansion in general these days? Chief Development Officer Mark Mele joins the QSR team to discuss all those things, and much more.

Robin Gagnon, CEO and co-founder of We Sell Restaurants and wesellrestaurants.com, the nation's largest restaurant brokerage firm (and the only business broker franchise specializing in restaurant sales), joins the QSR team to talk through one of the most dynamic markets in industry history. Is fast food suddenly the hottest ticket in town?

Sanjiv Razdan, president of the Americas and India for The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, chats with the QSR team about innovation and the java industry coming out of COVID-19. From the “third-place” shift to the bring-it-to me culture we live in, how do you meet customers where they want to be? And when? There's a lot at stake.

Meet Sunday, a platform that raised $100 million in September and is looking to create the world's fastest and easiest way to pay at restaurants. CEO and co-founder Christine de Wendel joins the QSR team to chat about the company's future, and where the industry is headed as a whole coming out of the pandemic.