The Table Nine Podcast

The first time I interviewed Jeff for 29er Radio's Growler Hour  I knew he looked at the food & beverage industry differently and what an amazing work life balance. These days he has his fingers in a few pies including the Bread & Butter Collective which provides resources for F&B peeps along with co host John Reese. Jeff shares thoughts on the challenges and rewards of running a F&B business with the odd tip and insight if you listen carefully.

John and Eric were blessed to have one of the founder/owners of Pizzeria Prima Strada join them to chat about the challenges running a multi location pizza operation.  

Sterling Grice has been involved in the food/beverage business since his teens and he joined John and Eric to discuss the industry in general and being ahead of the curve with The Kitchen by Accio in particular.

Howie Siegel is one of the founders of Pagliacci's which has been providing good food, good service at good prices for over 40 years in Victoria's downtown core. He shares some great stories and ideas on owning and operating a bustling restaurant.

During these crazy times we need people to have our backs more than ever. John and Eric break down the concept of loyalty, hot to create it, foster it and why it maters so much to food and beverage people.

In the episode John and Eric explore how to use imagination to expand the options available to a business in the day to day operations and when the s**t is flying. 

In the second installment of our wonderful interview with Jo Zambri we get more insight into running a fine dining operation, receiving critiques and much more.

Jo Zambri is one of the founding owners of Zambris and Big Wheel Burger. These Victoria food staples couldn't be further apart re menu items but Jo and her partners bring the same dedication to excellent food and service to both models. This part 1 of 2

Part 2 of our interview with Alex Cook and Jose Albis from mobile food app Moduurn. In this half they go deeper on the benefits to food and beverage operators to augment their business model by offering on line ordering. As well we discuss why having your own app may be better than dealing with a delivery service direct.

Eric and John host Alex Cook and Jose Albis from Moduurn which is an on line app for the food and beverage business. In oart 1 of the interview we get a bit of the origin story and some great tips on what a business can do to get themselves ready for on line ordering. 

Part 2 of John and Eric's great conversation with Phillips Brewery GM Jim Lister. We explore taking advantage of big sellers by widening your product offerings to find more customers. What are the data points to focus on and should you gather anything that isn't actionable?

Even successful companies need a fresh pair of eyes when they want to kick it up a notch and Phillips Brewery & Malting added Jim Lister to their roster to generate more growth. Jim shares insights on the day to day or running a successful beverage company.

Our hosts John and Eric continue the conversation with Kane Ryan and consider security of tenure with lease terms and why a buyer may change the format of a business immediately after buying it. Enjoy the show and please support our sponsors

Kane Ryan is a realtor with Pemberton Holmes in Victoria, BC specializing in buying and selling food/beverage operations. John and Eric were glad to get Kane in to discuss the process for selling your business. This is a two part show and we provide lots of advice about getting ready to sell and what to expect.