Rethinking Restaurant Growth: Mohaimina Haque on Reinventing Tony Roma’s for a New Era

Legacy brands can either fade into the past or evolve to meet the future. Mohaimina Haque is making sure Tony Roma’s does the latter. As a lawyer-turned-CEO, she’s bringing a fresh, analytical approach to a 50-year-old brand, modernizing its operations, embracing AI and robotics, and redefining what a franchise model can be. In this episode, we unpack how she’s steering the company through innovation, why she believes in out-innovating rather than replicating, and how independent restaurant operators can apply these same strategies to scale smarter. To learn more about the reinvention of Tony Roma’s and its next evolution, visit https://www.tonyromas.com.____________________________________________________________Full Comp is brought to you by Yelp for Restaurants: In July 2020, a few hundred employees formed Yelp for Restaurants. Our goal is to build tools that help restaurateurs do more with limited time.We have a lot more content coming your way! Be sure to check out our other content:Yelp for Restaurants PodcastsRestaurant expert videos & webinars