The meez Podcast Repost: Restaurant Unstoppable, 1169: Josh Sharkey, CEO of meez
Aug 12, 2025
Josh Sharkey, the founder and CEO of meez, revolutionizes restaurant operations with a platform that standardizes recipes and enhances menu engineering. He discusses the importance of explicit recipe communication for consistency and how meez has evolved to balance culinary creativity with operational profitability. Josh explores the role of technology in reducing repetitive tasks, enabling staff to focus on guest experience. He also highlights the shifting dining landscape, emphasizing experience over ingredients and the necessity for accurate menu information.
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Balance Creativity With Commerce
- Creativity and profitability must coexist; you shouldn't sacrifice vision to scale execution.
- Different business models balance art and commerce across a spectrum from McDonald's to 11 Madison Park.
Get Precise Recipe Data First
- Capture structured recipe data to compute theoretical food cost and benchmark performance.
- Import recipes, yields, and conversions into Meez to produce accurate menu engineering and feed ERP systems.
Engineer Your Menu, Don't Just Report It
- Use menu engineering as a verb: change prices, consolidate ingredients, or alter recipes to affect total menu profit.
- Model the menu-level impact before rolling changes out widely.
