Ventures, Solutions & Media: Investing in and amplifying the future of hospitality and foodservice through media, technology, and strategic partnerships
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People all over #socialmedia are surprised to see a long list of additives they can't pronounce in plant-based milks, plus virtually no #protein. That's the macro trend. The ultra-processed food conversation, is now reaching the beverage aisle. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Food & Wine conducted a blind taste test of America's top-selling light beers and the final ranking was:
1. Miller Lite
2. Bud Light
3. Coors Light
4. Natural Light
5. Busch Light
6. Michelob Ultra.
The Korean fried chicken wave just got a $50 million vote of confidence. Minor Food and Serruya Private Equity will acquire Bonchon, a Korean fried chicken chain with 500 global units.
We just had Bonchon CEO, Suzie Tsai on our podcast: thehospitalityhangout.com/su…
The Wendy's Company will revive its COO upon the departure of Pete Suerken. Bob Wright + Steve Cirulis as CFO. New CMO. A revived COO role. This is a full C-suite reconstruction in progress.
#Hospitality #Wendys #RestaurantIndustry #QSR #Leadership
More democratized capital flowing into private markets means more competition for the best assets, including the best hospitality brands. Does this change how you think about private market investing? Drop your take below. Read More: wsj.com/finance/investing/bl…
One of the most iconic water brands on earth just found a new home. Nestlé has sold half of its waters and premium beverage business to private equity firm Platinum Equity in a $3.4 billion deal, creating a brand new independently run company called Peranel.
$320 billion, nearly 2/3 of global startup funding in H1, went into billion dollar + rounds. 73% of all funding went to megadeals. Two rounds alone, OpenAI and Anthropic, account for more than half of all U.S. billion-dollar-plus funding.
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The M&A boom is real & the stocks of potential takeover targets are moving. Goldman Sachs projects another 15% rise in M&A deals this year. barrons.com/articles/takover…
$10.2 billion. And hospitality is on the target list. Starwood Capital just closed its latest opportunistic real estate fund, with capital commitments exceeding $10.2 billion, making it one of the largest closed-end real estate funds in recent memory.
multifamilydive.com/news/sta…
The Hospitality Hangout got the 411 scoop on Ricky Richardson and Eggs Up Grill. Check it out here: thehospitalityhangout.com/br…
PopUp Bagels started in Adam Goldberg's kitchen in 2020. A pandemic hobby. Then it went viral.
Today: 30 locations open. 300 franchise units signed. 10 states. Check it out here: thehospitalityhangout.com/to…
Buffalo Wild Wings just named Scott Nelson as Chief Marketing Officer. His background? Panera Bread. And most recently, Tatte Bakery & Cafe.
$4 trillion. That's where global M&A is headed in 2026. PwC just dropped its midyear deals outlook and the numbers are staggering. Deal VALUE is nearly double what it was a year ago even as deal VOLUME is actually down 5%.
cnbc.com/2026/06/23/global-m…
Russell Weiner is retiring as CEO of Domino's, effective October 1st and Joe Jordan, current COO and President of Domino's U.S., steps up to lead the brand.
Mars just named a new Global Chief Digital & Information Officer. Kemal Cetin joins Mars Snacking from FrieslandCampina, where he led digital transformation as Chief Business and Digital Solutions Officer.
Fiserv named a new CEO! Takis Georgakopoulos steps in as the new ceo of one of the largest payments processors on the planet. His resume? 17 years at JPMorgan as global head of payments. COO at Fiserv since April 2025. Co-President since October.
paymentsdive.com/news/fiserv…
Barron's just named Darren Rebelez of Casey's one of the top CEOs of 2026.
Casey's is the 5th largest pizza chain in the United States. Not 5th largest c-store. 5th largest pizza chain. Full stop.
barrons.com/articles/caseys-…
Pizza Hut just got a new owner. Yum! Brands has agreed to sell Pizza Hut — excluding Mainland China, to private equity firm LongRange Capital for $1.5 billion. Yum! China picks up Pizza Hut China for another $1.2 billion. Total deal: $2.7 billion.
Adyen just announced it's acquiring Orb, a San Francisco-based enterprise billing company, for $335 million in cash. This follows their acquisition of Talon.One for $870 million just two months ago.
paymentsdive.com/news/adyen-…
