Inside Bonrue: How Two Founders Built the Bakery Everyone’s Talking About

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Restaurantology

Andrew Smith

22 episodes

6 days ago

Hosted by Savory Managing Director Andrew K. Smith, and the executive team of Savory Restaurant Fund, Restaurantology: The Journey from 2-10 units - will feature discussions among Founders, Senior Level Executives and CEOs of restaurant companies that are working through their journey of scaling.

The difference: Everyone speaking is working within a restaurant company, every day, and talking from first-hand experience. Each week, Restaurantology with Andrew K. Smith, or one of his restaurant veteran partners, will discuss a trending topic with others within the F&B industry and discuss it unscripted, with no pre-prepared questions. It will be as if you are sitting with all guests at lunch – discussing the truth behind each topic of discussion.

And the truth is – it isn’t what you are hearing in most interviews. The black box has officially been broken open. We are discussing the good, bad, and ugly that we all must deal with, and how we are all pressing forward, despite constant shifts, changes, and headwinds within the industry.

This is the study of Restaurants. This is Restaurantology.

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Inside Bonrue: How Two Founders Built the Bakery Everyone’s Talking About

Restaurantology

1 hour 8 minutes 20 seconds

3 months ago

Inside Bonrue: How Two Founders Built the Bakery Everyone’s Talking About

In this episode of Restaurantology, Andrew Smith sits down with Chris Connors and Li Hsun Sun, the visionary partners behind Bonrue Bakery, for a candid conversation on building and scaling one of the most talked about bakery cafés in it's region.

Chris and Li share their unlikely paths from cabana hosts and family run restaurants to leading a bakery concept that blends Michelin level pastry talent with a guest first culture and lightning fast service. They dive into the importance of operational excellence, the power of surrounding yourself with great people, and how their “hub and spoke” production model has become a game changer for consistency and growth.

Andrew explores how Bonrue became a must visit destination for locals and travelers alike, what makes their team culture stand out, and why they believe the bakery café experience can be reimagined for the modern guest.

For entrepreneurs, operators, and leaders, this episode delivers practical insights on innovation, resilience, and building a brand people can’t stop talking about.

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