Are you a business owner in the food industry who wishes you were bringing in more customers and had more sales? Are you looking for easy ways to generate more revenue and to build a strong culture? Then this week’s podcast episode is for you. Tune in as Andrew Pudalov, the Founder and CEO of Rush Bowls, shares his secrets for success in the food industry. 

After fifteen years climbing the competitive ranks of New York City’s financial sector, Andrew Pudalov resigned as Global Head of Fixed Income Derivative Trading at National Australia Bank to pursue a new passion and lifestyle. While he had mastered institutional derivative trading, his ambitions shifted toward a vastly different and more meaningful profession. In 2004, Andrew, his wife, and their two young children relocated to the beautiful backdrop of Boulder, Colorado to fulfill a vision - establish a place where people could eat healthy, be nourished, and truly enjoy the unadulterated elements of the earth. He founded Boulder’s University Hill district’s first all-natural bowl/smoothie bar in the fall of 2004, a refreshing and welcoming alternative to typical college-style fare. After mounting success, they launched a line of frozen grab-n-go bowls to meet the rising demand for their products. Today, he operates Rush Bowls retail, wholesale, and franchise, with over 100 stores in various stages of development throughout the country. As Rush Bowls continues to receive both regional and national acclaim, they maintain their commitment to offering pure, delicious nutrition and continually enhancing the concept. In addition, when time permits, Andrew revisits his roots by teaching Derivatives at the University of Colorado, just for old time’s sake.

Be sure to take notes as Andrew shares how business owners in the food industry should:

• Set the company ideology first and make sure everyone is focused on working on a team
• Realize the importance of research and how it can help you evaluate risks and rewards
• Understand why it’s important to listen to the customer and that the data doesn’t lie
• Help the people in your company grow and rotate them into different challenges
• Realize the impact that takeout and delivery can have on your business especially when the average order is 20% higher than in person
• Find software that will help streamline the takeout and delivery process and how it will lead to more sales
• Be tech-savvy and accessible

Get motivated to take your business in the food industry to the next level with Andrew’s unforgettable tips  - let’s get hacking!

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