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Take-Away with Sam OchesAuthor: Nation's Restaurant News
Hosted by Nations Restaurant News editor in chief, Take-Away with Sam Oches features interviews with CEOs and founders of restaurant companies big and small, sharing their stories and ideas for the future but also real, tangible insights for how to innovate in our foodservice future. Each episode of Take-Away with Sam Oches provides key take-aways from Oches interviews, with on-the-go observations about how each leaders strategy fits within the broader foodservice context and what actionable insights you should be applying to your own business. Language: en Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Sunny Street Cafe president on nailing the fundamentals of menu, service
Tuesday, 6 January, 2026
In this episode of Take-Away with Sam Oches, Sam talks with Mike Stasko Jr., president of Sunny Street Café, a 22-unit franchise based in Columbus, Ohio, that has experienced positive traffic and sales comps even while many of its competitors are struggling. It’s not crazy menu innovation or tech bells and whistles that are driving this success; instead, Sunny Street has simply doubled down on great service and great execution of its core menu items. Sam sat down with Mike in a Columbus Sunny Street location to talk about the state of daytime dining and why breakfast and brunch consumers in particular just want to go somewhere where everybody knows their name.In this conversation, you’ll find out why:Executing on your core menu items is the most important thing you can do with your menuTrying some new things with your core menu is a great way to innovate Meal occasions dictate how people eat — and your menu should accommodateThe ‘Cheers’ experience really makes a difference Have feedback or ideas for Take-Away? Email Sam at sam.oches@informa.com.
