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Starbucks Reportedly Eyes a Chipotle Takeover & Subway Takes Aim at Greggs
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Edify presents
The RUSH
Your weekly hospitality and QSR news update. Fast-paced. No fluff. Every Thursday. Every Thursday.
About The Rush
In hospitality, you can't afford to wait. The Rush is your weekly download on what's moving fast in QSR: openings, brand moves, funding, tech, and the trends reshaping how restaurants grow. Every Thursday, in under 30 minutes, stay caught up worldwide.
Hosted by Ed Barry, founder and CEO of Edify, alongside Kallie Kocourek, founder of GSD Collective. Decades of franchise and growth experience, broken down for operators and founders.
Previous episodes
Episode 7
Subway Co-op ex-CEO indicted in $80M bribery scheme & Chip City closes all stores
Episode 6
Greggs dethrones Costa & McDonald's bets $8.5B on AI
Episode 5
Burger King's turnaround keeps winning & Wendy's biggest franchisee goes bankrupt
Episode 4
Starbucks sees profit in two years & a Kardashian-favourite chain goes bankrupt
Episode 3
Pizza Hut sold for $1.5B & Starbucks smashes sales records
Episode 2
Wendy's deal collapses, McDonald's hits a 52-week low & a $240M raise
Episode 1
Wendy's takeover bid, Starbucks layoffs & Knoops goes US
Your hosts
Ed Barry
Founder & CEO, Edify Systems
Ed Barry is the Founder and CEO of Edify Systems, an AI-powered operating intelligence platform for multi-site and franchise restaurants. Edify streamlines in-store operations, cuts admin time, and helps hospitality businesses maximise profitability across every site.
Ed is a seasoned hospitality operator who built, scaled and sold Over Under to Blank Street. Having lived the day-to-day realities of running sites, he understands first-hand the operational pain points teams face and how to solve them with practical, data-driven tools.
Want his take on your operation? He reads every message.
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Kallie Kocourek
Founder, GSD Collective
Kallie is the Founder of GSD Collective, a hospitality consulting firm that advises brands on operational efficiency, brand positioning, talent development and strategic market growth.
A recognised figure in the hospitality industry, Kallie specialises in coffee and operations, helping teams design systems that improve consistency, guest experience and long-term performance.
Advice on growth, brand or teams? She's one message away.
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