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August 20, 2018 10. Meet The Catering Council for Multi-Unit Restaurant Operators
On this episode of The Takeout, Delivery, and Catering Show, our host, Valerie Killifer, interviews Courtney Smith, VP of Off-Premise at Newk’s Eatery, Ed Keller, Director of Off-Premise Development at Corner Bakery, and James Clark, Director of Food and Beverage at Mama Fu’s.
51 min
July 31, 2018 09. Leverage Third-Party Partnerships and Technology to Increase Profits
There are so many option and so many players, it's a challenge to figure out what is the right blueprint for off-premise success. The fundamentals of your off-premise strategies are crucial to your future success. In today's episode, Valerie and Erle speak with Richard Hodges, Vice President of Operations Services at La Madeleine. La Madeleine has had 6 years of consecutive growth in the off-premise space. Richard Hodges shares their industry leading strategies like how to leverage third-party partnerships, using the technology to reach customers on multiple platforms, and streamlining the technology to maximize efficiency and profitability.
27 min
July 17, 2018 08. How to Create Systems in a Franchise Model for Off-Premise Foodservice
In this episode of The Takeout, Delivery, and Catering Show we talk with Jim Vinz, CEO of Genghis Grill, about the systems and strategies Genghis Grill developed to become a model of success by empowering their franchisees to succeed in the tumultuous off-premise ecosystem.
32 min
June 07, 2018 07. Across Continents: Off-Premise Comparisons At Home and Abroad
Whether you’re are in the UK or the US, technology is driving innovation. But where are we all going and are these technological solutions helping our restaurant businesses? In off-premise, delivery services and 3rd-party marketplaces are the disruptors everyone is talking about, at least over the last five years. Restaurant operators think they have little choice except to jump on the delivery brandwagon or be left behind in its wake. On this episode of The Takeout, Delivery, and Catering show, Valerie, and Erle sit down with Peter Backman, a U.K.-based consultant who specializes in the eating out market overseas. Peter, Valerie, and Erle discuss how the 5 Pillars of Successful Takeout, Delivery & Catering can reposition brands across the world to take the wheel. This discussion includes the onslaught of independent, aggregated, and third-party delivery providers, and the new paradigm of off-premise operations in restaurants at home and abroad.
34 min
May 14, 2018 06. The Field Day App Connects Brands with Ambassadors to Execute That Last-mile Sales Opportunity
Today's restaurant chain has many channels of foodservice offerings like brick and mortar, takeout, delivery, and catering. Many times, all of these channels are centralized under one facility. One challenge for these restaurants is creating a sales and marketing plan that increases awareness for all offerings. For example, an off-premise offering is a local proposition to the consumer and for national chains that have all-encompassing sales and marketing strategies, awareness around their local offerings are generally underdeveloped. On this episode of The Takeout, Delivery, and Catering Show Valerie and Erle speak with Alex Nocifera, founder of Field Day; a platform and marketplace for brand ambassadors helping big brands drive local marketing efforts, such as catering sales outreach.
35 min
April 13, 2018 05. A Conversation with Red Robin on Best Practices for Restaurant Takeout and Catering Differentiation
Takeout and catering are completely different businesses, and the secret to making them work successfully is in the design of different consumer solutions for each channel, including unique transaction workflow, menus and product selection, packaging, centralized services, and workflow — and each have entirely different strategies. In this episode of The Takeout, Delivery, and Catering Show we speak with Trudy Jones - Director of Alternative Platforms for Red Robin, to explore the different elements required for takeout and catering, and why each one is important for delivering a brand experience that keeps customers coming back for more.
33 min
April 02, 2018 COVID-19 Food Safety Standards Vol. 1: Relay Delivery
In part one of this four part Coronavirus series of the Hospitality Hangout Podcast, Michael Schatzberg (Schatzy) “The Restaurant Rabbi” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” chat with Alex Blum, chief executive officer of Relay Delivery to explore a new means of operating amid the Coronavirus crisis.

This syndicated content is brought to you by Branded Strategic Hospitality.
28 min
March 30, 2018 04. Your Restaurant Off-Premise Success Depends On Building A Strong Foundation
The 5 Pillars of Successful Restaurant Takeout, Delivery and Catering, authored by Erle Dardick, is the foundation of building a strategic profitable off-premise sector of your business. Centralized service strategies, sales and marketing, smart and effective operations, and strong leadership from the C-suite are paramount when it comes to building a scalable and profitable off-premises business. In this episode of The Takeout, Delivery, and Catering show hosts Erle Dardick and Valerie Killifer discuss actionable steps that can change the way your restaurant handles its off-premise business.
50 min
March 15, 2018 03. The Technology Blueprint for Off-Premise Sales Growth
Technology is the number one operational enabler that connects all the dots on the multi-channel, on-demand customer experience. It also simultaneously opens up the back-end world of restaurant operations for the entire enterprise. But due to the breakneck speed of technology innovation and uncertainty over standards and norms in off-premises operations, the segment is earning a reputation as ‘the wild west’ of the restaurant industry. However, technology roadmaps that create a seamless customer experience are not only possible, they’re the only way to survive the battles that await operators. In episode three of the Takeout, Delivery, and Catering Show, we sit down with Mo Asgari, President of MonkeyMedia Software, to break down the barriers operators face and will highlight the best technology design for modern-age full-scale deployments.
33 min
February 20, 2018 02. Off-Premise Insights — What the Data Tells us about Takeout & Catering Operations
In this episode, we talk with Darren Tristano, a foodservice trend expert and 24-year veteran of Technomic Research and Consulting, where he co-founded Technomic Information Services and continues to provide industry insights and perspectives on restaurant, consumer and menu trends. With a pulse on the industry, we look into what the data is telling us about takeout and catering operations.
28 min

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