The Rush

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In hospitality, you can't afford to wait. The Rush is your weekly download on what's moving fast in QSR: openings, brand moves, funding, tech, and the trends reshaping how restaurants grow. Every Thursday, in under 30 minutes, stay caught up worldwide. Hosted by Ed Barry, founder/CEO of Edify, who built, scaled, and sold Over Under, the celebrated coffee chain, alongside Kallie Kocourek, founder of GSD Collective and a seasoned hospitality and growth consultant. Decades of franchise experience, broken down for operators and founders. Fast-paced. No fluff. Every Thursday.

Episodes

  1. 1 day ago

    THE RUSH Ep.6 | Greggs Dethrones Costa, McDonald's Bets $8.5B on AI & Cheesecake Factory's Viral Salmon Chaos

    This Week on The RUSH: Greggs Overtakes Costa as Britain's #1 Coffee Chain While McDonald's Rolls Out a $8.5B AI Overhaul In this episode: Greggs Officially Dethrones Costa as Britain's Biggest Coffee ChainP.F. Chang's Lands in East London With a Halal MenuDishoom Launches Its First-Ever Set Menu for Office WorkersCAVA Hits Its 500-Restaurant MilestoneFive Guys Opens Its 2,000th Store, 40 Years InCheesecake Factory's Viral Salmon Becomes an Ops Case StudyThe Dunkin' x L.L.Bean Sweater QueuesLuckin Coffee's 100th Singapore Store (and Its Wild Fraud Comeback Story)McDonald's Unveils ArchIQ, Its New AI Operating SystemBurger King Reverses Forced AI Drive-Thru OrderingInside McDonald's $8.5B "Next" StrategyWhy Pickle-Flavoured Snacks Are Suddenly Everywhere"PE Slop": Gen Z's New Word for Over-Polished Restaurant Brands Hosted by Ed Barry, founder/CEO of Edify, who built, scaled, and sold Over Under, the celebrated coffee chain, alongside Kallie Kocourek, founder of GSD Collective and a seasoned hospitality and growth consultant. Decades of franchise experience, broken down for operators and founders. Fast-paced. No fluff. Every Thursday. Follow The Rush so you never miss an episode. #TheRush #Edify #QSR #Hospitality #RestaurantNews #PodcastHow #NewsPodcast

    THE RUSH Ep.6 | Greggs Dethrones Costa, McDonald's Bets $8.5B on AI & Cheesecake Factory's Viral Salmon Chaos

  2. 24 Sept

    THE RUSH Ep. 5 | Burger King's Turnaround Keeps Winning While Wendy's Biggest Franchisee Goes Bankrupt

    This Week on The RUSH: Burger King's Turnaround Keeps Winning While Wendy's Biggest Franchisee Goes Bankrupt In this episode: PizzaExpress Explores a Sale at Up to £500MPret A Manger Outlines Growth Plans Including Drive-Thru ExpansionGreggs Opens First "Bitesize Greggs" Inside a Tesco SupermarketGerman Doner Kebab Launches Its First-Ever Chicken Nuggets NationwideMcDonald's Pop-Up Butcher Shop Lets Customers Build Their Own Burgers in ShoreditchBurger King's "Reclaim the Flame" Turnaround Keeps Outperforming the CategoryKFC Escalates the Wings War With Free Buckets Ahead of Football SeasonGiant Wendy's Franchisee Meritage Hospitality Group Files for Chapter 11 BankruptcyTim Ho Wan Opens Global Dim Sum Innovation Lab in Hong KongMoe's Casa Mexicana Opens Standalone Outlet in South Delhi, Targets 100+ India StoresWonder Deploys Its First "Infinite Makeline" Automated Bowl-Assembly SystemRestaurant Stocks Broadly Sell Off as Foot Traffic WeakensCoffee Scents Are the Latest Fragrance TrendKathryn Turner drives M&S sales with behind-the-scene viral contentKnoops CEO steps down Hosted by Ed Barry, founder/CEO of Edify, who built, scaled, and sold Over Under, the celebrated coffee chain, alongside Kallie Kocourek, founder of GSD Collective and a seasoned hospitality and growth consultant. Decades of franchise experience, broken down for operators and founders. Fast-paced. No fluff. Every Thursday. Follow The Rush so you never miss an episode. #TheRush #Edify #QSR #Hospitality #RestaurantNews #PodcastHow #NewsPodcast

    THE RUSH Ep. 5 | Burger King's Turnaround Keeps Winning While Wendy's Biggest Franchisee Goes Bankrupt

  3. 17 Sept

    The RUSH Ep.4 l Starbucks "Is Back" with profits for the first time in 2 years, a Kardashian-Favourite Chain Goes Bankrupt

    This Week on The RUSH: Starbucks "Is Back" with profits for the first time in 2 years, a Kardashian-Favourite Chain Goes BankruptIn this episode: America's fast food chains pivot back to humansStarbucks UK revenue grows 6% to £556.3m, with 500 new sites plannedStarbucks CEO Brian Niccol declares the two-year turnaround completeItsu owner Bridgepoint prepares a stake sale as revenue tops £200mStarbucks franchisee Magic Bean Co secures £21m for 75 drive-thru sitesBlack Sheep Coffee enters the UK drive-thru marketAzzurri Group converts ASK Italian sites into Dave's Hot ChickenSidemen-founded chicken brand Sides signs a Middle East master franchise dealJersey Mike's prepares its UK debutDog Haus rolls out its biggest menu overhaul in its historyChick-fil-A remains the undisputed king of foot-traffic growthFranchise-law legend Steven Scheck dies at 77Long John Silver's brings back Talk Like a Pirate DayTalabat trials delivery robots for Dubai high-risesJollibee posts record Q2 results and partners with DreamWorksSegafredo Caffè targets 75 stores in IndonesiaWalmart adds Papa Johns to its delivery lineupDomino's app redesign backfires with customersMetafoodx launches a real-time kitchen-intelligence appInspire Brands' CEO takes medical leave ahead of an IPODenny's franchisee closes five more locationsKardashian-favorite LA chain Marmalade Cafe files for bankruptcyTaco Bell and Topgolf launch the Live Más Open with Kevin Hart Hosted by Ed Barry, founder/CEO of Edify, who built, scaled, and sold Over Under, the celebrated coffee chain, alongside Kallie Kocourek, founder of GSD Collective and a seasoned hospitality and growth consultant. Decades of franchise experience, broken down for operators and founders. Fast-paced. No fluff. Every Thursday. Follow The Rush so you never miss an episode.#TheRush #Edify #QSR #Hospitality #RestaurantNews #PodcastHow #NewsPodcast

    The RUSH Ep.4 l Starbucks "Is Back" with profits for the first time in 2 years, a Kardashian-Favourite Chain Goes Bankrupt

  4. 10 Sept

    The RUSH Ep. 3 l Pizza Hut Sold for $1.5B, Dutch Bros Loses Salad and Go Bidding War & Starbucks Smashes Sales Records

    This week on The Rush: Yum Brands closes its $1.5B sale of Pizza Hut to LongRange Capital, 7 Brew outbids Dutch Bros with a $143M bid for 73 former Salad and Go locations, and Starbucks' pumpkin spice launch breaks sales records yet again.Plus: Nero Group posts a record £670M year, Dunkin' teams up with Walmart for delivery, Chipotle opens its first Saudi Arabia location, Jollibee picks Hong Kong over New York for its international listing, and Jeremy Clarkson's Farmer's Dog pub keeps defying pub economics two years on.Hosted by Ed Barry, founder/CEO of Edify, who built, scaled, and sold Over Under, the celebrated coffee chain, alongside Kallie Kocourek, founder of GSD Collective and a seasoned hospitality and growth consultant. Decades of franchise experience, broken down for operators and founders.In hospitality, you can't afford to wait. The Rush is your weekly download on what's moving fast in QSR: openings, brand moves, funding, tech, and the trends reshaping how restaurants grow. Every Thursday, in under 30 minutes.Fast-paced. No fluff. Every Thursday. New episodes drop every Thursday — follow so you don't miss one.

    The RUSH Ep. 3 l Pizza Hut Sold for $1.5B, Dutch Bros Loses Salad and Go Bidding War & Starbucks Smashes Sales Records

  5. 3 Sept

    THE RUSH Ep. 2 | Burger King's "Decision-Free" Drive-Thru & a $240M Restaurant Tech Raise

    🚨 EPISODE 2: Burger King's Decision-Free Drive-Thru, Starbucks' Playful Martha Stewart Campaign & Taco Bell x Olivia Rodrigo's Pink Baja Blast Collab In hospitality, you can't afford to wait. The Rush is your weekly download on what's moving fast in QSR: openings, brand moves, funding, tech, and the trends reshaping how restaurants grow. Every Thursday, in under 30 minutes.IN THIS EPISODE: 🔹 Burger King UK tackles "decision fatigue" with its first-ever Decision-Free Drive-Thru 🔹 Starbucks enlists Martha Stewart to defend the "basic" PSL in a new ad campaign 🔹 Taco Bell teams up with Olivia Rodrigo for a first-ever Pink Baja Blast 🔹 Wendy's stock sinks 13% as Trian shelves its take-private bid, erasing the month's gains 🔹 McDonald's shares hit a fresh 52-week low as value pressures bite 🔹 Restaurant software startup Owner raises $240M at a $2.3B valuation 🔹 Loungers is on track to hit £500m turnover and opens its first international site in Germany 🔹 Dutch Bros and 7 Brew battle to scoop up ~130 shuttered Salad and Go drive-thru sites Hosted by Ed Barry, founder/CEO of Edify, who built, scaled, and sold Over Under, the celebrated coffee chain, alongside Kallie Kocourek, founder of GSD Collective and a seasoned hospitality and growth consultant. Decades of franchise experience, broken down for operators and founders.Fast-paced. No fluff. Every Thursday. 🎧 Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcast #TheRush #Edify #QSR #Hospitality #RestaurantNews #FoodserviceNews #Podcast

    THE RUSH Ep. 2 | Burger King's "Decision-Free" Drive-Thru & a $240M Restaurant Tech Raise

  6. 27 Aug

    THE RUSH Ep. 1 | Wendy's Takeover Bid, Starbucks Layoffs & Knoops Goes US

    🚨 EPISODE 1: Wendy's Takeover Bid, Starbucks Layoffs & Knoops Crosses the Atlantic In hospitality, you can't afford to wait. The Rush is your weekly download on what's moving fast in QSR: openings, brand moves, funding, tech, and the trends reshaping how restaurants grow. Every Thursday, in under 30 minutes, stay caught up worldwide. IN THIS EPISODE: 🔹 Wendy's stock jumps on reports Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund is preparing a takeover bid 🔹 Starbucks lays off 200+ corporate workers — its 8th round in two years — ahead of its Nashville move 🔹 Blank Street closes a Series B 🔹 UK's Knoops makes its long-awaited US debut in Salt Lake City, eyeing America as its biggest market by 2032 🔹 KFC teams up with La Vieille Ferme for a "Coq au Vin" wine bar pop-up in Shoreditch 🔹 Yo-Chi opens its first UK store in Notting Hill 🔹 Saudi Arabia's F&B sector shifts toward health-led, drive-thru concepts Hosted by Ed Barry, founder/CEO of Edify, who built, scaled, and sold Over Under, the celebrated coffee chain, alongside Kallie Kocourek, founder of GSD Collective and a seasoned hospitality and growth consultant. Decades of franchise experience, broken down for operators and founders. Fast-paced. No fluff. Every Thursday. 🎧 Listen on Spotify #TheRush #Edify #QSR #Hospitality #RestaurantNews #FoodserviceNews #Podcast

    THE RUSH Ep. 1 | Wendy's Takeover Bid, Starbucks Layoffs & Knoops Goes US
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In hospitality, you can't afford to wait. The Rush is your weekly download on what's moving fast in QSR: openings, brand moves, funding, tech, and the trends reshaping how restaurants grow. Every Thursday, in under 30 minutes, stay caught up worldwide. Hosted by Ed Barry, founder/CEO of Edify, who built, scaled, and sold Over Under, the celebrated coffee chain, alongside Kallie Kocourek, founder of GSD Collective and a seasoned hospitality and growth consultant. Decades of franchise experience, broken down for operators and founders. Fast-paced. No fluff. Every Thursday.

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  • Creator
    Edify Systems
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Edify Systems
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