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Modern Solutions for Modern Restaurants

Modern Solutions for Modern Restaurants

By: Popcorn GTM
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Modern Solutions for Modern Restaurants is the go-to podcast for restaurant tech founders and revenue leaders who want to win. Hosted by Paul Molinari of Popcorn GTM, this show is your filter in a market flooded with 1,500+ tech vendors and AI-powered hype. Paul gets down to brass tacks, talking with the sharpest minds in the business to uncover strategies that actually move the needle. If you’re serious about growth, you’re in the right place. Let’s get into it.

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Episodes
  • Gen X and the Restaurant Tech Revolution
    Mar 26 2026

    In this episode of Modern Solutions for Modern Restaurants, host Paul Molinari delivers something more personal — a 40-year journey through restaurant technology through the lens of a Gen X operator. From washing dishes at a Long Island Italian restaurant in 1985 to navigating AI-driven tech stacks today, Molinari traces how his generation lived through every major disruption the industry has seen — the first POS systems, OpenTable, Y2K, third-party delivery, COVID, and now artificial intelligence — and why that hard-won, skeptical-but-practical perspective is exactly what the industry needs right now.

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    34 mins
  • Curbit’s Scott Siegel on Digital Order Orchestration, Kitchen Capacity, and the “Happy Handoff”
    Mar 22 2026

    In this Thirsty Thursday episode, we welcome Scott Siegel of Curbit to discuss digital order orchestration and kitchen capacity management to reduce late pickups, cold food, and crowded pickup areas. Scott explains Curbit’s origins as a curbside pickup solution and how the pandemic-driven surge in digital ordering revealed a need to coordinate guest arrival with real-time kitchen production.

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    29 mins
  • The Great Fast Food CEO War of 2026: Viral Moments, Loyalty Data, and Digital Infrastructure
    Mar 13 2026

    In early March, McDonald’s CEO posted a LinkedIn video taking a careful bite of the new Big Arch burger, sparking widespread mockery and triggering response videos from Burger King and Wendy’s in what became the “great fast food CEO war of 2026.” Paul Molinari, founder of Popcorn GTM breaks down how the moment became a data and tech story: McDonald’s saw 47,000+ mentions and 5.8B reach, yet Burger King appeared in 68% of the conversation and later saw a 7.4% year-over-year visit lift versus McDonald’s 2.2% and Wendy’s down 10.7%. The episode argues that viral attention converts only when brands have integrated digital ecosystems—loyalty, apps, POS, and marketing stacks—highlighting McDonald’s AI, edge computing, and geofenced order systems, Burger King’s Royal Perks growth, and lessons from the 2019 chicken sandwich wars.

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    18 mins
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