Robby Kukler works with and mentors Fifth Group Restaurants’ Operations, Marketing and Recruiting teams while focusing on vision-based company growth and concept development opportunities.
Robby knew from an early age that restaurant ownership was in his future: By age 16 he was creating menus for his future restaurants and working weekends as a busboy and bar back. After earning his degree in Food Systems & Economics Management from Michigan State University, he spent a summer at Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne and was recruited by Morrison’s before founding Fifth Group.
He is a long-time advocate of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, where he is currently Chairman of the Board, and a board member of the Food Well Alliance, a local organization supporting urban agriculture and local farmers.
Robby was recently honored as one of the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Most Admired CEOs” of 2018. An adventurous food, wine and beer lover, he is equally excited about trying Buford Highway noodle shops as the country’s best restaurants.
Connect with Robby on LinkedIn and follow Fifth Group Restaurants on Facebook.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Reopening restaurants during COVID & the strategy around phased re-openings
- How Fifth Group is navigating this “new normal” for restaurants
- How business is going since re-opening
- What services are the restaurants offering right now (dine in, take out, patio, brunch/lunch, amended hours?, regular menus?)
- What safety measures & precautions are the restaurants are taking
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