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The Top 10 Take-Away with Sam Oches episodes of 2024The Top 10 Take-Away with Sam Oches episodes of 2024

The restaurant industry podcast features conversations with founders and CEOs

Sam Oches, Editor in Chief

December 5, 2024

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Take-Away with Sam Oches, Nation’s Restaurant News’ podcast in which our editor-in-chief sits down with founders and executives to learn their tricks of the trade, celebrated three years in 2024.

Take-Away with Sam Oches, Nation’s Restaurant News’ podcast in which our editor-in-chief sits down with founders and executives to learn their tricks of the trade, celebrated three years in 2024.

Throughout the year, Sam spoke with dozens of industry insiders about their operations, from the president of fast-growing drive-thru beverage chain HTeaO to serial entrepreneur Robert Thompson to “Restaurant Impossible” star Robert Irvine.

In each episode, Sam shares his conversation, and then outlines his takeaways from the chat — actionable insights that busy restaurant operators can take with them and implement into their businesses.

In this gallery, we’re sharing the 10 most-listened-to episodes of the year, the ones our listeners found the most valuable. They include conversations with the leaders of Gott’s Roadside, &pizza, L&L Hawaiian BBQ, and more. Get those episodes above, and come back throughout 2025 for more interviews and takeaways.

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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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