Building the World's Largest Mobile Empire: Tony Lamb's Blueprint for Multi-Brand Success

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Fast Casual Nation

Savor.fm

183 episodes

2 days ago

Join the longest-running and most influential podcast in the fast-casual restaurant industry. Hosted by Paul Barron, the founder of fastcasual.com, the Top 100, and the Fast Casual Executive Summit. Joining him as Co-Host is Cherryh Cansler, Sr. Editor of Fastcasual.com. This team has reunited after over a decade to deliver unparalleled insights into the trends and future direction of the fast-casual sector.

Each week, they will share their deep knowledge gained from over two decades as a leading voices in this dynamic segment of the restaurant business. Paul literally wrote the book on fast casual, "The Chipotle Effect" " along with the documentary Fast Casual Nation, and Cherryh has been a driving force for the growth of Fastcasual.com over the past decade.

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Building the World's Largest Mobile Empire: Tony Lamb's Blueprint for Multi-Brand Success

Fast Casual Nation

50 minutes

1 month ago

Building the World's Largest Mobile Empire: Tony Lamb's Blueprint for Multi-Brand Success

Tony Lamb, CEO and founder of Kona Ice, reveals how he built the world's largest mobile food empire with 2,200 franchise trucks across three brands: Kona Ice, Traveling Tom's, and Beverly Ann's. In this Fast Casual Nation episode, Lamb breaks down his unconventional flat-fee royalty model ($3,000/year vs. percentage-based), vertical integration strategy that includes in-house truck manufacturing, proprietary technology platform, and event-based business model that has generated over $200 million in community giveback. Learn how this mobile concept achieves $250,000 average unit volumes with 6-8% food costs through complete operational control, from supply chain to insurance, and why Lamb believes the future lies in platform-based multi-brand expansion.

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