FULL COMP: The Voice of the Restaurant Industry Revolution

We're still contending with a global pandemic in the midst of a labor crisis and this is another episode on sustainability. Are you shaking your head right now? How disconnecting am I from what's going on in your day to day lives? Today is hard but we still need to prepare for tomorrow and the challenges we'll face then. Gen Z constitutes the largest population on the planet and they're intent on saving it. Sustainable practices are at the center of that movement and, at the center of the sustainability movement, we find Zuleyka Strasner, founder of Zero Grocery. Today we unpack what it took to create a plastic free life and a plastic free business. For more on Zero Grocery go to https://zerogrocery.com _______________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

I always dreamed of being a successful restaurateur. In those grand visions from my youth, I must have missed rubber apron hanging in front of my 3 piece suit as I washed dishes in the scullery, and yet, there it was. Over the last 20 years of being an owner and operator, I've felt like a prince and, at times, like a prisoner. Snoop Dillard has managed to escape, creating a veritable empire of businesses while maintaining a balance at home. Her path required as much strength as it did strategy and today she shares what it took to break free of day to day operations. For more on Snoop's projects visit http://whoissnoop.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

Is there anything more foundational to the hospitality industry than booze? Wether it's selling drinks to customers or grabbing drinks with co-workers, the social dynamics of the restaurant industry revolve around booze. Or at least they did... The data is clear: people are drinking less. Today I chat with author Julia Bainbridge about the sobriety movement and what it means for both restaurants and cocktail culture. For more on Julia and her work visit https://juliabainbridge.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

What does success look like in the restaurant industry? For Ron Shaich, it meant driving Panera Bread to outperform both Starbucks and Chipotle over the last 20 year, ultimately creating a restaurant concept valued at $7.5 Billion Dollars. How did he do it? The answer was surprisingly simple and today he takes us on the journey from a single unit cookie company to a billion dollar brand. For more on Ron and his company go to www.ronshaich.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

Idealism is great. We all want to be dream employers offering dream jobs to amazing people who love our restaurant as much as we do. But that's rarely the reality of our situation. Who's fault is that and is there a way to make that vision a reality? Today we chat with Gabriel Cole, a former chef, who's using his values to not only inform the way he does business but also to decide who to do business with. In this conversation we tackle the obstacles involved in become the employers we want to be and what it takes to attract the employees we want to hire. That's Gabriel Cole. For more on Just Fare go to https://justfare.co ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

How many articles have you read about "the restaurant of the future?" It conjures visions of robot cooks and digital menus but no one really talks about how big it is or the steps the proprietor took avoid the massive failure rate we've been saddled with in the past. I think that, more than anything, the restaurant of the future is sustainable and built to last a lifetime. Ed Szymanski and Patricia Howard of Dame believe that too and today they walk us through the bulletproof strategy they implemented to secure the future of their restaurant and their careers. That's Ed Szymanski & Patricia Howard of Dame. For more on the restaurant go to https://www.damenewyork.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

Change is in the air. We've felt it coming for years and we see it happening before our eyes in this moment. Today's buzzwords were the dreams of innovators from decades past. And innovation can be found everywhere. Today we chat with Loren and Lisa Poncia, founders of Stemple Creek Ranch. Stemple Creek is not only famous for their regenerative agricultural practices but they're also the guys supplying protein to every Michelin rated restaurant in the Bay area. In our conversation we talk about the path to carbon neutrality, the future of ranching and how, despite a global pandemic, 2020 was a profitable year for the ranch. For more on The Stemple Creek Ranch go to https://stemplecreek.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

We've all been burned. A bad business plan, a bad business partner, a global pandemic... What happens next is what defines our lives and our careers. Chef Claudette Zepeda built an award winning restaurant only to have it taken away but, rather than seeing that as the end of the story, she began a new chapter, leveraging her talent and experience to create the career of her dreams and a platform to help others achieve the same. Today we unpack the lessons learned on that journey and discuss what the future holds for her, her team and the industry at large. For more on the chef go to https://chefclaudettezepeda.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

Layers. Great storytelling has tons of them. As restaurateurs we create these layers through food, beverage and ambiance to draw our guests into our world. Today we take a trip into Sahra Nguyen's world and learn how the vendors we purchase from can say something about who we are and what we believe. That change can happen one cup of coffee at a time... For more on Nguyen Coffee Supply go to https://nguyencoffeesupply.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook

Cameron Herold has built three companies valued at $100M each. His superpower is getting shit done. He's an operator of the highest caliber that is responsible for driving the growth of companies like 1800GotJunk and entrepreneurs like Elon and Kimball Musk. Today we define what operational excellence is, what it looks like in practical application and how we can achieve it in our own restaurants. For more on Cameron go to https://cameronherold.com ________________________________ Sign Up for Our Weekly Newsletter Book time on Josh's personal calendar We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out the FULL COMP media universe by visiting: FULL COMP The Happy Mouth Morning Show Restaurant Marketing School The Playbook