About the Podcast

We love locally owned independent restaurants. These businesses build strong communities by linking neighbors in a web of economic and social relationships. The more the independent restaurants are thriving, the healthier the community will be! We want to help restaurant owners and operators hone their competitive edge through effective marketing and business practices. Restauranttopia focuses on all things related to restaurant management and operations from hosts David Ross, Brian Seitz, and chef Anthony Hamilton. We feature interviews and restaurant success stories, along with insights on cost control, marketing, management and personnel issues. Tune in for marketing ideas and tactics from restaurant business experts, gathered from lessons and data from restaurants around the US

About the Host

David Ross, Brian Seitz, and chef Anthony Hamilton.

Restauranttopia focuses on all things related to restaurant management and operations from hosts David Ross, Brian Seitz, and chef Anthony Hamilton. David Ross COO AT HILLCREST FOODSERVICE David Ross is an experienced sales professional skilled in distribution procurement and operations. David has been with Hillcrest Foods for over 13 years working his way from Customer Service Rep to Chief Operating Officer. Brian J. Seitz PRESIDENT OF ACQUISITIONS, ATTORNEY AND ENTREPRENEUR. Brian Seitz is a seasoned and successful executive with deep experience in operations, law and finance. Brian is a key member of the management team for Hillcrest Foodservice and focuses his efforts on acquiring companies and cultivating efficient corporate growth. Chef Anthony Hamilton CHEF INSTRUCTOR KSU / RESTAURANT CONSULTANT Chef Anthony Hamilton is a 2003 graduate of the Culinary Institute of American in Hyde Park, New York, as well a 2010 graduate of Kent State University’s Hospitality Management program. Hamilton has more than 20 years of restaurant and hospitality working experience, ranging from quick-service outlets to full-service catering to fine dining. He has held positions in all areas of the restaurant industry with most notably chef de cuisine, executive chef, corporate chef, chef/consultant, and director of operations.

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