{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hospitable","title":"The Restaurant Business with Wink Jones, CEO of Meal Ticket","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2198,"description":"An inspiring conversation with Wink Jones, CEO and founding member of Meal Ticket. Since its launch in 2011, Meal Ticket has been transforming the food service industry with cutting-edge technology.\nWink takes us on his journey from starting in a small garage to leading a company that processes billions in sales data. He shares the challenges and rewards of building relationships in the food tech space, highlights the value of face-to-face interactions, and explains how Meal Ticket uses data to empower restaurants and distributors.\nWe explore the current state of hospitality technology, the growing influence of AI, and emerging trends to watch as we approach 2025. Wink also offers actionable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, emphasizing the importance of financial awareness and perseverance in achieving success.\nWhether you're part of the hospitality industry or curious about how technology is reshaping food service, this episode is filled with insights and inspiration you won’t want to miss!\nAudio Timestamps.[00:01:43] Distributor data mining for marketing.[00:08:11] Relationship first in technology.[00:10:41] Data ownership and management.[00:11:47] Human to human relationships.[00:16:20] Building relationships in business.[00:20:28] Travel's impact on business perspective.[00:25:19] AI's impact on the restaurant industry.[00:26:31] AI in operational efficiency.[00:30:35] Startup challenges and serendipity.[00:33:49] Serendipitous luck in entrepreneurship.[00:36:16] Guest suggestions and topics.\nQuotes\n00:01:20 - \"I think it's really hard to engage in a partnership or do something really strategic unless you've sat down at dinner together.\"\n00:04:22 - \"We got like crazy click rates, and then they sold out in like two hours.\"\n00:05:40 - \"The fun and challenging thing about food tech is that I think we're behind the technology curve as an industry in general.\"\n00:08:59 - \"What we do want to do is help them stay in business. We want them to be smarter.\"\n00:12:24...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RHnZSH9wbnDZKEr5bt6E-gCy6KNSHhJ1AVpoWregVZA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ0Nzc2LzE2OTM5/NDg1ODItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}