- 384
- Episodes
- 25
- Transcribed
- 49
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About QSR Uncut
QSR Uncut is a podcast from the editors of QSR magazine—the leading publication for foodservice owners and operators—that discusses the current state and future of the fast-food restaurant industry. Made for restaurant executives, entrepreneurs, consumers, and leaders, each episode candidly shares expert advice from some of the industry's most insightful leaders.
- Publisher
- QSR magazine
- Category
- arts · business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Jan 2019
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
25 of 384 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026
Tiki Bagel Joins the Bagel Surge, with Founder PJ Powell
24 Sept 2026
Why Mike's Red Tacos Could Be the Next Big Thing, with CDO Patrick Cunningham
17 Sept 2026
Solving Restaurant Tech Fatigue: Turning Friction Into Flow
Inside a recent episode
Restaurant Development Trends, from Two Ex-Raising Cane’s Operators
Published 3 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] If you, if you sacrifice on the real estate, you're going to pay the price for a very, very long time. And you can't out-operate terrible real estate. You can be the best operator in the world. If the real estate is hidden or affected by ingress-egress issues or a number of other challenges that a brand might have to face, that makes it so much harder. It's hard enough just to operate a restaurant. That is the... That's my you know again our perspective having kind of been in both worlds And now really exclusively in the in the real estate development world It is so hard to operate restaurants. […]
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- PJ Powell
- Patrick Cunningham
- Tim Busa
- Brian Herr
- Eric Ongaro
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 45 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.3 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- Quality
- 87
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 90
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