ABOUT THIS WEBINAR

Additional Revenue Streams in Economic Uncertainty

More Guests. More Margin. Less Stress: Profitability Tactics for the Modern Operator

Running a restaurant in 2025 means wearing a dozen hats — but your bottom line doesn’t have to suffer. Join Gordon Food Service, Back of House, and the Ohio Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance for a no-fluff conversation on how to boost guest traffic and margins with tools that actually simplify operations.

We will kick things off with a focused download on where restaurants are leaving money on the table — and how to fix it. Then, we’ll host a live panel of GFS customers and top tech vendors to share success stories on using marketing, menu tweaks, and operational shifts to stand out and scale sustainably.

Perfect for independent and multi-unit operators looking to win more customers without burning out their team.

Elias Hage, the CEO of App8, a digital ordering platform purpose-built for catering and foodservice. With a deep respect for hospitality and a practical, guest-focused approach to innovation, Elias helps caterers rethink how orders are placed, tracked, and fulfilled—freeing up operators to focus on delivering great food and growing their business. Under his leadership, App8 has become a trusted tool for independent and enterprise caterers alike, removing friction from intake to execution without sacrificing the personal touch.

Mateen Habib, the VP of Growth at GoTab, brings over 15 years of hospitality experience to his role. After years managing restaurants and breweries in the Bay Area, Mateen saw firsthand how rising labor costs and operational inefficiencies were impacting the guest experience. His insider perspective fuels GoTab’s mission: to help restaurants not just survive, but thrive, in an increasingly complex industry. Today, Mateen works closely with operators to implement smarter, more efficient systems that improve service without sacrificing quality.

YOUR HOSTS

Meet the Speakers

Sandra Holland, App8

Mateen Habib, GoTab

Rachel Morgan (moderator) is a Tech Expert at Back of House and restaurant industry veteran turned tech expert with a career spanning front-line hospitality roles to B2B technology solutions. From bartending to managing national distributor accounts she brings a deep, practical understanding of food and beverage operations.

Back of House

At Back of House, restaurant operators have a partner to tackle their most pressing operational and tech-related challenges. With access to vetted 3rd party technology providers and the help of veteran restaurant advisors, operators can more easily find and select the right technology solutions for their unique business needs. Back of House provides advice, research, and technology recommendations across a variety of verticals, including point-of-sale system solutions, food cost management platforms, HR and scheduling solutions, marketing tools, and automation companies, among others.

www.backofhouse.io

Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance

For over a century, the Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance has served Ohio's restaurant, foodservice & hospitality industry. Focused on uniting Ohio’s hospitality community and founded on innovation & thought leadership, the ORHA knows the challenges and joys our members experience operating restaurant & hospitality businesses. We provide sound solutions for members in their businesses through advocacy, education, events, consultation and select products & services. We proudly work to lead Ohio's hospitality community into new eras of prosperity, prominence & participation.

Learn more about the ORHA.

Gordon Food Services

For more than 125 years, Gordon Food Service has delivered the excellence, expertise, and quality products customers need to design successful food operations and experiences. Now, it is one of the largest family-operated broadline food distribution companies in North America, with a product range and logistical wingspan that both celebrate and trump their early days in business. Driven by food, family, and community, Gordon Food Service is passionately committed to the people they serve.

https://gfs.com