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Marco’s Pizza executive shares restaurant operations tips from DisneyMarco’s Pizza executive shares restaurant operations tips from Disney

COO John Meyers spent a couple decades working at Disney World before transitioning to the restaurant space.

Sam Oches, Editor in Chief

July 5, 2024

 

John Meyers was recently named COO at Marco’s Pizza and has spent roughly four years in leadership roles with the brand. 

His secret to succeeding at the nation’s fifth-largest pizza chain? The couple of decades he spent working at Disney World. 

Meyers joined the latest episode of Take-Away with Sam Oches to share his restaurant operations tips that he picked up from his time at Disney. 

In this interview, you’ll learn more about why: 

  • Your employees should be empowered to enhance the guest experience

  • Operational empathy will improve your path as a leader

  • The better the experience you create, the better your sales become

  • You can’t afford to not have a deep bench of leaders

Contact Sam Oches at [email protected].

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About the Author

Sam Oches

Editor in Chief

Sam Oches is an award-winning Editorial Director with Informa Connect Foodservice and editor in chief of Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. A graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, Sam previously served as Editorial Director of Food News Media, publisher of QSR and FSR magazines. He’s a past president of the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC) and a past board member with the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). His foodservice insights have been shared in national media outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, National Public Radio, and CNBC. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and three kids.

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