Greg Dollarhyde's guest appearances

Greg Dollarhyde

Tastemakers Podcast

QSR Uncut

Impact Podcast with John Shegerian

Tom Gordon

Joe Koss

Paul Damico

Jae Kim

Steve Heeley

Brett Schulman

Andy Schwartz

Charles Chen

Wolfgang Puck

Mark Russell

John Brenkus

Matt Jacobson

Francis Ford Coppola

Rebecca Miller

William Shutkin

OwlTail

John Shegerian

Impact with John Shegerian - Green Is Good Archives - The Veggie Grill's Greg Dollarhyde

Greg Dollarhyde knew he didn't want to build restaurant concepts from scratch, but he also had the skill set necessary to taking brands from potential to profit. After bouncing around to several restaurant-industry leadership positions, he struck gold with Baja Fresh, a fast-casual burrito joint that he grew to nearly 300 locations before selling to Wendy's in 2002 for $275 million. Since then, he's served as the CEO of both Zoes Kitchen and Veggie Grill, two concepts that he helped set up for massive fast-casual success.These days, Dollarhyde is an industry investor and sits on the board of directors for Veggie Grill and Blaze Pizza. In this conversation with QSR editor Sam Oches, he offers lessons from his illustrious career and gives some advice to fellow entrepreneurs looking to make it big in the fast-casual restaurant industry.QSR Magazine informationFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedInQSRmagazine.com Have feedback or interview suggestions? Email us at sam@qsrmagazine.com.

Greg Dollarhyde knew he didn't want to build restaurant concepts from scratch, but he also had the skill set necessary to taking brands from potential to profit. After bouncing around to several restaurant-industry leadership positions, he struck gold with Baja Fresh, a fast-casual burrito joint that he grew to nearly 300 locations before selling to Wendy's in 2002 for $275 million. Since then, he's served as the CEO of both Zoes Kitchen and Veggie Grill, two concepts that he helped set up for massive fast-casual success. These days, Dollarhyde is an industry investor and sits on the board of directors for Veggie Grill and Blaze Pizza. In this conversation with QSR editor Sam Oches, he offers lessons from his illustrious career and gives some advice to fellow entrepreneurs looking to make it big in the fast-casual restaurant industry. QSR Magazine information <a href="https://www.facebook.com/QSRmagazine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/qsrmagazine?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/qsrmagazine/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/11125625/admin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="http://www.qsrmagazine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">QSRmagazine.com</a> Have feedback or interview suggestions? Email us at sam@qsrmagazine.com.

13 - Fast casual pioneer Greg Dollarhyde

Next on the Tastemakers pod, a conversation with Greg Dollarhyde. Greg is the Executive Chairman and former CEO of Zoes Kitchen. Before that, he was the CEO of Veggie Grill and Baja Fresh Mexican Grill. He has also been the chairman of Riot Games, co-founded the wine company B Cellars and now invests in Starbird Chicken, teaRIOT and Drink Maple. This episode was recorded at the Restaurant Leadership Conference. Enjoy!

Next on the Tastemakers pod, a conversation with Greg Dollarhyde. Greg is the Executive Chairman and former CEO of Zoes Kitchen. Before that, he was the CEO of Veggie Grill and Baja Fresh Mexican Grill. He has also been the chairman of Riot Games, co-founded the wine company B Cellars and now invests in Starbird Chicken, teaRIOT and Drink Maple. This episode was recorded at the Restaurant Leadership Conference. Enjoy!

Episode 14 - Zoes Kitchen & Veggie Grill - Greg Dollarhyde