From Newsroom to Boardroom: Sam Oches on Tech, Talent & True Hospitality

Journalist‑turned‑industry‑insider Sam Oches (Editorial Director, Nation’s Restaurant News & Restaurant Hospitality) unpacks the post‑2024 shake‑up—why value promos are wearing thin, how tariffs could rewrite your P&L, and where the next fast‑casual boom will actually come from. We dig into:

• The two marketing paths every brand must pick: “irreverent fun” vs. “authentic consistency”
• Tableside tech, labor math, and the real future of full service
• How founders like Todd Graves & Peter Cancro keep culture alive at scale
• Sam’s career pivot, his best networking hacks, and the one metric he thinks operators still underrate
  
  
  

Stay to the end for Sam’s one‑sentence playbook to future‑proof any restaurant in the next five years.

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