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.

QSR editors Danny Klein and Nicole Duncan return to count down the rest of America's 40 Hottest Fast Casuals. From bowl concepts to chicken served in a cone, the future of fast food has never looked brighter, or more diverse. Meet the brands setting the stage for a new generation.

Vitality Bowls exec Tara Gilad joins QSR editor Danny Klein to discuss standing out in one of the industry's fastest-growing (and crowded) categories, surviving COVID, and why the future is full of expansion potential for the 10-year-old fast casual.

On a special, bonus episode of QSR Uncut, the entire QSR magazine editorial team breaks down one of our biggest reports of the year: The 40/40 List, which recognizes the country's hottest fast casuals with 40 of fewer locations. Now in its sixth year, the list has become of the industry's most-anticipated features, and the perfect place to find the next big thing in foodservice. Plus, Shaq is in this year's group.

A new category has emerged for restaurants, one that promises to challenge everyone from the biggest fast-food chains to the most polished sit-down concepts. And Finney's Crafthouse out of California is the perfect poster child. Executive Brad Finefrock joins the QSR team to chat about the emerging restaurant chain's history, future, and how the category as a whole has changed for good.