This week on Extra Serving, Nation’s Restaurant News editors break down the biggest news of the week. Editor-in-chief Sam Oches, executive editor Alicia Kelso, and senior editor Joanna Fantozzi have thoughts.
The shocking news from last week, of course, was that Starbucks would hire Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol for its chief executive role. The move, for which Starbucks offered Niccol $85 million in cash and equity, came after weeks of murmurs about an activist investor at the coffee chain. What does this all mean for the future at Starbucks? Find out in this conversation.
Then, NRN’s senior food and beverage editor Bret Thorn sits down with brothers Zane and Brandon Hunt of fast-casual pizza chain Via 313. Based in Austin, Texas, the emerging chain is spreading its founders’ Detroit roots.