

A Deeper Dive
Restaurant Business Magazine
“A Deeper Dive” is a weekly podcast from Restaurant Business dedicated to going in-depth on the most pressing challenges and opportunities restaurant operators face today. Each Wednesday, our audience will hear from restaurant industry leaders – from Chipotle to Pincho Factory and Firehouse Subs to McDonald’s. Host Jonathan Maze deep dives into hot topics, from delivery to discounting and marketing to menu, giving operators the latest information and solutions to drive their businesses.
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Jan 22, 2020 • 25min
How G.J. Hart plans to keep Torchy's Tacos hot
The longtime industry CEO joins "A Deeper Dive" to talk about Torchy’s managing partner system and the chain’s strong growth.

Jan 15, 2020 • 30min
How Velvet Taco prepared itself for delivery
CEO Clay Dover joins "A Deeper Dive" to discuss growth, labor and his own unique approach to learning about delivery.

Jan 8, 2020 • 31min
How Smoothie King adjusts with an evolving customer
CEO Wan Kim joins "A Deeper Dive" to discuss the chain’s approach to technology and how it innovates with a limited menu.

Dec 18, 2019 • 42min
How a former McDonald’s franchisee made it in New York
Jim Lewis, who recently sold his New York City-area restaurants, joins "A Deeper Dive" to talk about the brand, his focus on speed and overcoming operations challenges.

Dec 11, 2019 • 29min
Restaurants struggle to find good real estate
On this week’s episode of "A Deeper Dive," Barry Wolfe of Marcus & Millichap discusses real estate trends.

Dec 4, 2019 • 38min
Why restaurants are searching for new ways to build sales
This week’s episode of the RB podcast "A Deeper Dive" features a discussion between Jonathan Maze and Peter Romeo about companies’ latest sales-building strategies.

Nov 27, 2019 • 34min
What is the future of restaurant delivery?
Melissa Wilson of Technomic discusses the opportunities and challenges on this week's episode of "A Deeper Dive."

Nov 20, 2019 • 34min
How Black Bear Diner is combating the labor shortage
Bruce Dean, CEO of the family-dining chain, joins "A Deeper Dive" to discuss the challenges of finding workers for a growing company.

Nov 13, 2019 • 25min
Why so many big-chain CEOs are out
In the latest edition of "A Deeper Dive," Jonathan Maze and Peter Romeo discuss the spate of big-time chains changing chief executives.

Nov 6, 2019 • 27min
Todd Penegor has big plans for Wendy’s
The CEO of the burger chain joins "A Deeper Dive" to discuss the chain’s breakfast and international expansions.


