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Nov 2023
29m 37s

A Burger Turnaround?

The Motley Fool
About this episode

Sometimes in this business, you need to get your hands a little greasy. We go hands-on and one-on-one with Red Robin’s CEO to see what they’re cooking up.


(00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss:


- The stunning revelation that Apple earns 36% of Google search revenue from safari as part of their default agreement.

- Target’s efficient quarter and product mix decisions for the holiday quarter.

- Airbnb’s $200M acquisition ot AI company GamePlanner.AI


(16:28) Ricky Mulvey talks with Red Robin CEO GJ Hart about how he’s trying to turn the 54-year-old burger chain into a premier fast casual dining destination.


Companies discussed: GOOG, GOOGL, AAPL, TGT, ABNB, RRGB


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Tim Beyers, Ricky Mulvey, GJ Hart

Engineers: Dan Boyd


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