EPISODE · Nov 24, 2025 · 1H 6M
Food Innovation With Taco Bell's Brett Pluskalowski
from The Dave Chang Show · host The Ringer
Today, Dave lives más. Dave is joined by Brett Pluskalowski, senior manager of food innovation at Taco Bell. Dave creates a new dish that he hopes will one day make it to the Taco Bell menu, while the duo talks about how Taco Bell innovates, what makes a dish resonate, and how to scale a new recipe to thousands of restaurants. Dave finishes by answering an Ask Dave about music. Learn more about Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/ Learn more about Cafe Boulud: https://cafeboulud.com/nyc/ Learn more about Kahala Management: https://www.kahalamgmt.com/ Learn more about Cold Stone: https://www.coldstonecreamery.com/index.php Learn more about Good Humor: https://www.goodhumor.com/us/en/home.html Learn more about Klondike bar: https://www.klondikebar.com/us/en/home.html Listen to the Song Exploder with Dave and host Hrishikesh Hirway: https://songexploder.net/david-chang Learn more about The Sphere: https://www.thesphere.com/ Host: Dave Chang Guest: Brett Pluskalowski Majordomo Media Producer: David Meyer Majordomo Media Coordinator: Molly O’Keeffe Spotify Producer: Felipe Guilhermino Editor: Stefano Sanchez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Today, Dave lives más. Dave is joined by Brett Pluskalowski, senior manager of food innovation at Taco Bell. Dave creates a new dish that he hopes will one day make it to the Taco Bell menu, while the duo talks about how Taco Bell innovates, what makes a dish resonate, and how to scale a new recipe to thousands of restaurants. Dave finishes by answering an Ask Dave about music. Learn more about Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/ Learn more about Cafe Boulud: https://cafeboulud.com/nyc/ Learn more about Kahala Management: https://www.kahalamgmt.com/ Learn more about Cold Stone: https://www.coldstonecreamery.com/index.php Learn more about Good Humor: https://www.goodhumor.com/us/en/home.html Learn more about Klondike bar: https://www.klondikebar.com/us/en/home.html Listen to the Song Exploder with Dave and host Hrishikesh Hirway: https://songexploder.net/david-chang Learn more about The Sphere: https://www.thesphere.com/ Host: Dave Chang Guest: Brett Pluskalowski Majordomo Media Producer: David Meyer Majordomo Media Coordinator: Molly O’Keeffe Spotify Producer: Felipe Guilhermino Editor: Stefano Sanchez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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