Hosted by Patrick McDermott · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 36 episodes
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Welcome to 'Food Service Matters: A DigiTally Podcast' where we bring you conversations with industry leaders in the food service sector. Hosted by DigiTally CEO Patrick McDermott, each episode delves into the key challenges and opportunities facing the industry, highlighting the latest trends and creating a dynamic space for discussions about the future of food service. Join us as we explore the world of food service and discover the latest innovations and best practices that are shaping the sector.
Patrick McDermott hosts Food Service Matters, a business show with 36 episodes published.
Season 4, Episode 5: Michael Hales, CEO of Juniper Ventures In this episode of Food Service Matters, Patrick McDermott sits down with Michael Hales, CEO of Juniper Ventures, one of London's largest school catering provid
Food Service Matters presents Future Perspectives – a special mini-series exploring how changing generational expectations are reshaping the future operating model of food service. In Episode 1, Patrick McDermott explore
Who are the real heroes of food service? In this special bonus episode of Food Service Matters, Patrick McDermott looks back on one question that has produced some of the most insightful, human and revealing moments acro
Season 4, Episode 4 - Nico Prinsloo In this episode of Food Service Matters, Patrick sits down with Nico Prinsloo, an experienced food service commercial leader with a strong track record in business development, client
Season 4, Episode 3 - John Murphie, Former COO, ISBA In this episode of Food Service Matters, Patrick sits down with John Murphie, former Chief Operating Officer at the Independent Schools Bursars Association (ISBA). Joh
Season 4, Episode 2 — Lynn Daily, Thomas Cuisine In this episode of Food Service Matters, Patrick is joined by Lynn Daily, Senior Vice President of Operations at Thomas Cuisine — and the podcast’s first guest from the Un
In the opening episode of Season 4, Patrick sits down with David Anderson, Founder and Managing Director of Fuelling Minds, to explore leadership, sustainability and what it takes to build a purpose-led food service busi
In this special end-of-year episode of Food Service Matters, host Patrick McDermott, CEO of DigiTally, is joined by an exceptional group of food service leaders to reflect on the year that was — and to look ahead to the
Season 3, Episode 9 — “Food, Artistry & People: Inside Dinner Ladies with Emily Plunket”. In this episode, Patrick speaks with Emily Plunket, Executive Chef and Co-Founder of Dinner Ladies, a London-based catering and ev
Season 3, Episode 8 – Scott Morley on Food Education, Care, and Culture at Holroyd Howe This week on Food Service Matters, Patrick McDermott is joined by Scott Morley, Managing Director at Holroyd Howe — a company dedica
Season 3, Episode 7 – People First: Blain Shepherd on Culture, Tech and Transparency at Thomas Franks. This week on Food Service Matters, host Patrick McDermott sits down with Blain Shepherd, UK Managing Director at Thom
Season 3, Episode 6 – Built to Flex: Thomas & Tate on Culture, Tech and Doing Things Differently This week on Food Service Matters, host Patrick McDermott is joined by Thomas Pass and Sam Tate, the dynamic duo behind Tho
Season 3, Episode 5 of Food Service Matters. This week on Food Service Matters, Patrick McDermott is joined by award-winning nutritionist and author Christine Bailey, trustee of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition and tw
In Season 3, Episode 4 of Food Service Matters, Patrick McDermott sits down with Tracey Fairclough, Managing Director of TAF Catering Consultancy, to unpack the major forces shaping the food service industry in 2025 and
In Episode 3 of Food Service Matters Season 3, host Patrick McDermott sits down with Ed Walker, Founder of Fika, to explore how a food service business with purpose can drive real change in the industry. With a strong co
In Episode 2 of Food Service Matters Season 3, host Patrick McDermott sits down with Katy Thompson, Managing Director of PINCH, to explore how a small company with big ideas is making waves in the food service industry.
Episode One of Food Service Matters Season Three sees host Patrick McDermott sit down with Julian Fris, Founder and Principal Consultant at Neller Davies, to discuss his career and insights into the evolving food service
In this special end-of-year episode of the Food Service Matters podcast, host Patrick McDermott, CEO of DigiTally, is joined by an extraordinary panel of industry leaders to reflect on the defining moments of 2024 and sh
In episode Nine of the Food Service Matters Season Two podcast, host Patrick McDermott sits down with Angus Brydon, Joint Managing Director of BM Caterers, to explore his journey in the food service industry. With over 1
In episode number eight of the Food Service Matters season two podcast, host Patrick McDermott interviews Simon Esner, a food service industry veteran with over 50 years’ experience, including as former director of Westb
David Anderson
Assistant Professor of Management & Operations · McAuliffe Elementary School
1 appearance on this show
Ed Walker
Senior Vice Pres... · A Rocha
1 appearance on this show
Jon Davies
Clinical Counsellor · Australian Constructors Association
1 appearance on this show
Kevin Watson
Professor of Linguistics and Executive Dean of Arts · University of Canterbury
1 appearance on this show
John Murphie
ISBA
1 appearance on this show
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