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Asit Sharma

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
642 total appearances

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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

They use their own supply chain software that monitors their supply chain of ingredients coming in.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

They're tied into the restaurants, which have visibility and automated systems that show

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

where the inventory is, what needs to be ordered.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

They've got this amazing system.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

I think it's pretty amazing.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

It helps with Kava's operating margins.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

If you compare Kava to Sweetgreen, you'll often hear people ask, why does Kava make so much money?

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

Why does Sweetgreen lose money?

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

Because the tech is better, because they're more efficient on the tech side.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

And then finally, I would look to a company like Wingstop, symbol W-I-N-G, which is optimized for a digital age.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

They have very small space locations.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

As you know, Emily, you're very familiar with this business.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

We've looked at it together.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

They are built to absorb these third-party platforms like Uber Eats and Grubhub and DoorDash and play nice with them.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

They don't need to give up a lot of margin because they're already very efficient.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

It's not a drag on their P&L to both have their own digital ordering and loyalty programs tied together with the third-party platforms.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

They invest a lot in their tech, so I like that business as well.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

Emily, one of the ways is to realize that you don't necessarily want to find that company that's going to go 100% in a day.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

The reason is, it's a much harder way to make money.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Owning the Operating System

In that pursuit, the chances to lose are so much.