March 1, 202644 min
Scaling Weird
Ahsan Jiva, EVP Strategy & Transformation at Mellow Mushroom joins the crew.
Episodes
18
Latest episode
Mar 2026
Language
EN
About the show
Fries & Grind is a podcast featuring owners from 3 of the fastest-growing restaurant technology companies in the US, including Zack Oates, CEO of Ovation, Abhinav Kapur, CEO of Bikky, Jason Abelkop Co-CEO of Plein Air, and Paul McEnany, Co-CEO of Plein Air. Each episode features leaders from across the restaurant industry joining the group to discuss key industry issues and news, the challenges of growth, and what it takes to thrive in one of the most competitive industries in the world.
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January 23, 202635 min
Predictions
VP, Editorial Director of QSR and FSR Magazines Danny Klein joins the show.
January 13, 202649 min
How to Win Everywhere
How do you go from nearly no digital presence to more than 40% of sales in just a few years? Tracy Kim, CEO of Dig Inn, joins the crew to discuss.
December 30, 202545 min
Engineering Value
The great Jessica Serrano joins the gang to talk value, nostalgia, insight, and menu innovation.
December 17, 202537 min
3PD to 1P
Can you drive your 3PD guests to 1P? It's complicated.
November 19, 202537 min
The Transformation of Full Service
The gang is back. This time with Scott Lawton, Chairman of bartaco.
August 19, 202443 min
Episode 12 - The Article
The gang takes on the restaurant-nerd-famous NYT article from Peter Wells. Have we ruined the restaurant experience? You're about to find out.
June 13, 202450 min
Episode 11 - Is this the future of restaurants?
Wonder? City Storage Systems? Is this the future of restaurants? The gang discusses.
May 23, 202440 min
Episode 10 - Value
This week, the gang talks value. Do we need all the fancy stuff?
April 17, 202454 min
Episode 9 - Noah Glass
Noah Glass, Founder and CEO of Olo, joins the gang to talk about the organization he built over the past nearly 20 years, and they again dip into the build vs. buy debate.
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