In this special episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron investigates the impact—both visible and behind-the-scenes—of coronavirus on the restaurant and hospitality business.

Operators across the globe are already facing a number of challenges within our current social, political, and economic climate. Barron explores some of the key steps Foodable is taking to help businesses during this coronavirus crisis, and provides data-based predictions for what lies ahead for the industry.

In this episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron sits down with Andrew Horowitz, the president and founder of Horowitz & Company. Horowitz is a registered investment advisor and has provided money management services for individual and corporate clients since the 1980s.

Horowitz & Company specializes in crafting results-oriented investment strategies that combine advanced technology with hands-on expertise. Barron and Horowitz explore how the coronavirus may shape the U.S. economy in the near future.

In this episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron chats with Erin Moran, the chief culture officer for Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG). Moran previously served as the executive vice president of U.S. business for Great Place to Work.

As chief culture officer, Moran manages culture development—namely promoting a key value for USHG, enlightened hospitality—as well as all facets of the employee experience. Barron and Moran discuss culture building, the impact of technological advances, and culture challenges in the hospitality industry today.

In this episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron sits down with Chris Kerr, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Gathered Foods and its plant-based seafood brand, Good Catch. Kerr has been investing in the plant-based food segment for the past decade, and has been involved in the development of numerous plant-based companies including Beyond Meat, Daiya, and Alpha Foods.

In this episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron sits down with Chris Baggott, the co-founder and chief executive officer of ClusterTruck. ClusterTruck is a delivery-only restaurant and software platform exclusively accepting orders in a six-minute driving radius. The restaurant serves dishes entirely made from scratch. Baggott has over twenty years of experience in data innovation, and previously co-founded data-driven marketing software pioneers ExactTarget and Compendium Software in the 2000s.

The next ten years will be without a doubt the defining point for hundreds of brands and more than 400K independent restaurants. That defining point is the shift to digital revenue. My research shows more than 95% of restaurants today are not prepared for what is about to hit them in the mouth in the area of digital revenue.

Guest: Donald Burns - The Restaurant Coach

In this episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron chats with Keith Ryu, the chief executive officer of hiring platform Fountain. Based in San Francisco, Fountain specializes in hourly workers, annually processing nearly one million applicants and 130,000 monthly hires. Recently featured on Forbes 30 under 30, Ryu co-founded the Series A-backed Fountain in 2014. With shifting workforce demographics, automation, and a growing gig economy, operators with an eye on the future need to invest in and leverage human resource technology to ensure steady growth.

Paul Barron sits down with Chris Bomgaars, the founder of pig health and management tool EveryPig. Barron and Bomgaars discuss the agtech industry at large, the unique struggles that swine producers, veterinarians, and caregivers currently face, and how EveryPig is using complex artificial intelligence algorithms to revolutionize the swine industry.

Today we take a look at the latest generation to take over the populous in the buying power for restaurant and retail - Gen Z (Generation Z). Understanding their very different traits and habits will make or break your business in the next five years with Shelley Balanko, Ph.D. - Senior VP, The Hartman Group

Paul Barron sits down with Jon Sewell, the chief executive officer of Motus and owner of restaurant chain D.P. Dough. Sewell helped form the cooperative delivery service CHOMP in Iowa City with fellow restaurant owners and industry leaders, and has since expanded the service to other cities through his company Motus.