Marilei Denila's guest appearances

Marilei Denila

Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Retail Professionals

Michael Phillips

Scott Anthony Barlow

Pete Mockaitis

Jill Schlesinger

Steve Rhinehart

Laura Gonzalez

Ryan Fisher

Kwame Christian

Dave Stachowiak

Jeff Taylor

Kevin Nealon

Michael Tan

Peter Giuliano

Greg McKeown

Erica Escalante

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Coffee shops are not necessarily known for having the best food in town. That is the way it has been for a very long time. Recently though, we are seeing in increase in the number of coffee shops investing time, money, and passion into their food programs and customers are taking note. It is so critical, especially now to create a food program that is marked by intentionality and excellence. To help us develop a winning food program we are talking to Marilei Denila, the Culinary Research and Development Manager for the amazing Go Get em Tiger in Los Angeles ,CA. GGET has become the standard bearer for high quality coffee and food in the specialty coffee world and their menu items are frequently winning top spots in "Best of" lists in LA. Marilei's leadership and discipline have played a huge role in this process and in this conversation she will be sharing with us a ton of foundational insights that will equip you in creating a next level food experience at your cafe.  You will learn about:  Community specific menu design Systems for inventory and Quality control Staffing and scheduling  Being creative and still relatable Should you chase trends?  Managing the financial realities  Smart product ordering and use    Links: www.gget.com Instagram   Related Episodes:  A Conversation w/ Kyle Glanville and Charles Babinski of G&amp;B and Go Get em Tiger  Coffee and Cocktails  Coffee and Chocolate  Systems as Care  Communicate, Duplicate, Repeat  Feedback Culture  Working Clean  Your Inventory Counts           The BEST in commercial coffee equipment www.prima-coffee.com/keys   Want the best plant based beverage for your coffee drinks?  www.pacificfoods.com/food-service

Coffee shops are not necessarily known for having the best food in town. That is the way it has been for a very long time. Recently though, we are seeing in increase in the number of coffee shops investing time, money, and passion into their food programs and customers are taking note. It is so critical, especially now to create a food program that is marked by intentionality and excellence. To help us develop a winning food program we are talking to Marilei Denila, the Culinary Research and Development Manager for the amazing Go Get em Tiger in Los Angeles ,CA. GGET has become the standard bearer for high quality coffee and food in the specialty coffee world and their menu items are frequently winning top spots in "Best of" lists in LA. Marilei's leadership and discipline have played a huge role in this process and in this conversation she will be sharing with us a ton of foundational insights that will equip you in creating a next level food experience at your cafe.  You will learn about: <ul> <li>Community specific menu design</li> <li>Systems for inventory and Quality control</li> <li>Staffing and scheduling </li> <li>Being creative and still relatable</li> <li>Should you chase trends? </li> <li>Managing the financial realities </li> <li>Smart product ordering and use</li> </ul> Links: <a href="http://www.gget.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.gget.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ggetla/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Related Episodes: <a href="http://keystotheshop.com/107-kyle-glanville-charles-babinski-of-gb-coffee-and-go-get-em-tiger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A Conversation w/ Kyle Glanville and Charles Babinski of G&amp;B and Go Get em Tiger</a> <a href="http://keystotheshop.com/117-coffee-and-cocktails-w-amanda-whitt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Coffee and Cocktails</a> <a href="http://keystotheshop.com/037-chocolate-coffee-w-brian-beyke-understanding-craft-chocolate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Coffee and Chocolate</a> <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/keystotheshop/Systems_as_Care.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Systems as Care</a> <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/keystotheshop/Communicate_duplicate_repeat.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Communicate, Duplicate, Repeat</a> <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/keystotheshop/Feedback_culture.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Feedback Culture</a> <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/keystotheshop/Working_Clean_SB.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Working Clean </a> <a href="http://keystotheshop.com/swiftcount/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Your Inventory Counts</a> The BEST in commercial coffee equipment <a href="http://www.prima-coffee.com/keys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prima-coffee.com/keys</a> Want the best plant based beverage for your coffee drinks?  <a href="http://www.pacificfoods.com/food-service" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pacificfoods.com/food-service</a>

219 : Building a Winning Food Program w/ Marilei Denila, Culinary R&D Manager, Go Get em Tiger