Voices from around the restaurant industry
How one firm is empowering underrepresented entrepreneurs in the culinary world.
Carl Orsbourn and Meredith Sandland, contributors to Nation’s Restaurant News’ Speakerbox byline series and authors of the books “Delivering the Digital Restaurant” and “The Path to Digital Maturity,” joined NRN live at October’s CREATE Experience in Palm Springs, recording episodes for their podcast The Digital Restaurant.
In the next episode — the tenth bonus episode where they explore with special guests each chapter of “The Path to Digital Maturity” — Orsbourn and Sandland interview Lauren Fernandez, the visionary behind Full Course, a groundbreaking initiative reshaping the landscape of the food industry. She joined Sandland to share the exciting journey and purpose of Full Course, an organization dedicated to empowering underrepresented entrepreneurs in the culinary world. Fernandez and Sandland delve into the essence of Full Course's mission: to provide minority and women entrepreneurs with the necessary tools, strategies, and capital to grow their brands.
Stream the episode below. For more episodes in the series, click on the below links:
Episode 1: How to be found on DoorDash
Episode 2: Converting fans through first-party channels
Episode 3: Mastering the art of data
Episode 4: Optimizing your store throughput
Episode 5: Exploring the potential of virtual brands
Episode 6: Merging hospitality with digital integration
Episode 8: How to build digital ecosystems for growth
AUTHOR BIO
Meredith Sandland and Carl Orsbourn are co-authors of “Delivering the Digital Restaurant: Your Roadmap to the Future of Food” and “Delivering the Digital Restaurant: The Path to Digital Maturity.” After each spent 20-plus years in corporate strategy and retail food, Meredith and Carl each concluded that food in America was changing. They left their corporate jobs in search of innovation that would transform the restaurant industry. Ghost kitchens, virtual brands, digital marketing, the gig economy and lean operations are at the heart of the future they envision. Carl is the COO of Juicer, a restaurant dynamic pricing company. Meredith is the CEO of Empower Delivery, software that powers delivery-centric kitchens. Subscribe to their newsletter and podcast at deliveringthedigitalrestaurant.com.
