Kim Teo is passionate about business and technology. The Singapore-born entrepreneur is CEO and co-founder of Mr Yum [https://www.mryum.com/], the young digital enterprise that’s making waves around the hospitality sector from Australia to the UK and now in the US.

She says that her excitement, drive and enthusiasm come from the opportunity to work on big ideas with amazing people. But she also knows that getting hospitality to engage with tech is not without its challenges. Overcoming operational resistance is one of them.

She also points to differences in business culture around the globe that influence decision-making. While Australians are generally open to early adoption and Americans usually know exactly what they want, Brits often need a little more reassurance.

But Kim is clear – the intelligent deployment of tech offers great opportunities for restaurant and bar businesses to enhance the experience for customers and teams alike and drive real efficiencies. As she told Peach founder Peter Martin, she’s committed to the cause.

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Wahaca’s co-founder Thomasina Miers is passionate about many things - not least the need for a sustainable future for restaurants. But the MasterChef winner and now food writer, who is still intimately involved in developing Wahaca’s menus, knows that the issues and solutions are never straightforward. 

Peach’s Peter Martin caught up with her in front of a live audience on stage at this year’s Casual Dining Show, where the conversation soon turned to the practicalities of going green - from Wahaca becoming a carbon neutral restaurant group to putting carbon impact labels on its menus, all with a mission to do their bit for the planet. 

So, it’s perhaps not surprising that Wahaca has just won the acclaim of its fellow operators by picking up the inaugural Sustainability Award at the Peach Hero & Icon Awards.

This podcast is produced in association with the Casual Dining Show [https://www.casualdiningshow.co.uk/].

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Boxpark’s [https://www.boxpark.co.uk/] founder, Roger Wade, is no wallflower. The street fashion brand entrepreneur turned street food trend-spotter has built and exited two highly successful businesses and enjoyed a colourful career along the way. Wade’s passion and energy are infectious, his story is inspiring; but behind the flamboyance is a driven man, focussed on the quality of his product. As he says: 

“Sometimes we over-complicate things when we should be focusing on doing a few things really well… you live and die by your content, and if it’s no good then you won’t exist.”

With the ink barely dry on his earn-out deal, Roger joined Peter Martin at the Peach Summer Meet Up for a conversation about business, success, ‘giving back’ and more. Listen in for robust views on everything from dark kitchens to delivery and enjoy a frank, funny (and a little bit sweary) chat with one of our industry greats. 

This series of podcasts is sponsored by Chapman Ventilation [https://www.chapmanventilation.co.uk/], Freeths [https://www.freeths.co.uk/], QSR Automation [https://qsrautomations.com/], RSM [https://www.rsmuk.com/]

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