Restaurant Brokers Visit the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show

Restaurant Brokers interview Emily Ellyn of Food Network, Don Fox, CEO of Firehouse of America and Mathew Mandeltort, Managing Consultant of Technomic, Inc. at the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Show.
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Emily Ellyn and Robin Gagnon
Emily Ellyn and Robin Gagnon
ATLANTA_X, Ga. - Oct. 9, 2013 - PRLog -- On October 12, Restaurant Brokers, Robin and Eric Gagnon will be taking listeners on the show floor of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Show this Saturday at noon on Atlanta’s AM Talk 920.

While at the Lodging Show, the hosts interviewed Ms. Emily Ellyn of Food Network, Don Fox, CEO of Firehouse of America, and Mathew Mandeltort, Managing Consultant of Technomic, Inc. The guests covered topics ranging from industry trends to food technology to the Affordable Healthcare Act.

Guests:

Emily Ellyn.  Food Network | Next Food Network Star | Cupcake Wars

Emily Ellyn.  Emily has been featured on Food Network’s “Food Network Star,” “Cupcake Wars” and morning news shows across the country – as well as a cameo cartoon appearance on the “Simpsons!”  Emily Ellyn is a chef and culinary educator. Emily is definitely the Home Economics teacher you’ve always wanted!  She single handedly started the Retro Rad cooking movement by encouraging everyone to dig through their mom’s recipe box, dust off their pressure cookers and crock pots, and take the old and make it new.  She takes the retro, remixes it, and makes it RAD.

With her quirky persona and trademark cat-eye glasses, Emily currently travels the world doing cooking demos, working with brands and product endorsements, lecturing or hosting special events, and doing consulting work – all while developing her Retro Rad culinary TV career and finishing her Ph.D. in Food Service Education. Through it all, she’s gained a loyal cult following.

Don Fox CEO, Firehouse of America

Don is a restaurant industry veteran with 39 years of experience, predominately in the QSR and Fast Casual segments. His first job was scrubbing pots and pans at the dish sink of a local Italian restaurant in NJ. He began his food service management career in 1976 with Six Flags amusement parks; after two years, he advanced to the position of district manager. In 1980, he began a 23 year career with Burger King Corporation, which included a variety of assignments in R&D and field operations.

Don joined Firehouse Subs in 2003 as Director of Franchise Compliance, rose to the position of COO in early 2005, and became CEO in December of 2009. Under his leadership, the brand has grown to over 670 restaurants in 36 states and Puerto Rico. He is a frequent speaker and panelist at numerous industry conferences and universities. In 2011, he was named by Nation's Restaurant News as one of the top ten executives to watch, and received the MUFSO Golden Chain Award for his accomplishments. At the 2011 MUFSO conference, he was awarded the prestigious Operator of the Year award. In 2013, he became a member of the National Restaurant Association's Board of Directors, and was recently named one of this year's Silver Plate Award recipients. In 2013, he was named the #1 executive in the Fast Casual segment by FastCasual.com

Mathew Mandeltort, Managing Consultant Technomic, Inc.

Mathew Mandeltort is a highly imaginative, resourceful, energetic, out-of-the-box thinking culinary professional who plays well with others. Mathew is a team leader with exceptional business acumen, communication skills, analytic abilities and an engaging speaking presence that leverages a diverse background in law, business, technology and foodservice and finds opportunities in challenges. He is also the author of the foodservice focused blog "The Epicurean Candidate."

In the last segment, “Restaurant Reality”, restaurant brokers, Robin and Eric Gagnon will discuss the importance of attending restaurant shows and how they can benefit an operator. During this segment, the husband and wife team tackle the tough topic no one wants to talk about.  The restaurant brokers will share firsthand accounts of the hundreds of restaurants they have sold and will provide advice to aspiring or established restaurateurs and entrepreneurs. The team, who is unafraid of the f-word, fail and the s-word, sell will give listeners the unbridled truth about the restaurant industry.
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