QSR Uncut

Are these buzzy topics just headline-grabbers or something far more for restaurants?  Savneet Singh, president and CEO of PAR Technology Corp., joins QSR editor Danny Klein to chat about crypto, NFTs…

Our first NextGen Casual episode, featuring industry icon Chris Artinian, explores what the future of full-service dining will look like in a post-COVID world, why it matters to quick-service chains,…

Marcus Crawford, the award-winning founder of Bro-Ritos, a food truck business that serves the NYC/New Jersey metro area, joins QSR editors Danny Klein and Ben Coley to discuss his brand’s journey—wh…

What's one restaurant topic operators can't live without but seldom grabs headlines? Packaging. And it's never been as critical as it is today given the delivery, takeout, and digital revolution taki…

Noodles & Company's chief marketing officer, Stacey Pool, joins QSR editors Danny Klein and Ben Coley to dive into the fast casual's industry-leading benefits program and unique culture. From inflati…

Industry veteran Clifton Rutledge has helped reface the iconic chain since joining in 2021, including the launch of Shipley’s first advertising and marketing campaign and the introduction of a high-q…

With a lengthy and storied restaurant resume, from Red Robin to Applebee’s to McAlister’s Deli, Carin Stutz, the president and CEO of vegan fast casual Native Foods, joins QSR editor Danny Klein to d…

Lee Schulman, president of Panacea Management Group Consulting and owner of Atlanta’s famed Old Vinings Inn, joins QSR editor Danny Klein to dive into the current and future state of things. From sup…

Zhong Xu, who created the first iPad POS in EMEA in 2012, is on a mission to simplify what’s long been one of the restaurant world’s biggest friction points. Operating in over 40 markets around the w…

Shawn Lalehzarian went from working as a dishwasher who didn’t speak English to the founder and CEO of The Red Chickz, a Nashville hot chicken fast casual that’s erupted onto the scene. The brand’s m…

The outspoken and always candid CEO and cofounder of digital ordering and marketing platform Lunchbox joins QSR editors Danny Klein and Ben Coley to reveal an exciting new innovation for the company,…

Mici Italian CEO Elliot Schiffer and Chief Growth Officer Matt Stanton join QSR Editor Danny Klein to discuss the brand’s franchise journey, challenges and successes, on the heels of a pandemic. The …

Del Taco chief marketing officer Tim Hackbardt returns to QSR Uncut for a special episode to announce a new multi-faceted brand initiative that's launching on September 1, and the menu lineup that's …

Elliot Schiffer and Kim Miceli from Mici Italian join QSR editors Danny Klein and Ben Coley to discuss rebranding a legacy restaurant chain after 18 years. How do you pick an agency to work with? Wha…

In the second part of QSR Uncut's two-part series with Velvet Taco, QSR editors Danny Klein and Ben Coley chat with the fast casual's director of supply chain, Colby Wilson. Few topics today loom lar…

Venecia Willis, director of culinary innovation at growing fast casual Velvet Taco, chats with QSR editor Danny Klein about the brand's legendary menu; what goes into launching a different LTO every …

Adam Blacker, the VP of insights at Apptopia, joins QSR editor Danny Klein to discuss one of the biggest topics in the restaurant industry today. Which fast-food brands are winning the app wars? How …

Founder and CEO Andrew Pudalov left a New York financing career to open a restaurant that offered filling, yet healthy meal replacements for people on the go. That dream became Rush Bowls, which open…

Michel Falcon is a serial entrepreneur and best-selling author who went from earning $15/hour in a call center to advising billion-dollar brands and building a $15 million hospitality company in Toro…

Sam Zietz, CEO of GRUBBRR, an industry-leading provider of self-ordering technologies, and Karl Goodhew, chief technology officer of BurgerFi, join the QSR team to talk about the systems and trends d…