Ron Shaich
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It's bold flavors.
It's ambitious flavors.
And yet it feels safe.
You know, it's food that you can eat, lamb and chicken.
It's craveable wellness.
It's healthy.
And yet it's also tasty.
That's a category that's got power.
We have another business in plant forward.
We call it positive eating.
3% of Americans are vegetarian, but 40% are eating more plant forward.
They want that in their diets.
Somebody's going to win in that category.
We intend to be those people.
You can think about bakery cafes.
I was part of building bakery cafes in America between Au Bon Pain, Panera.
These were the dominant brands.
Well, I can tell you the future is in
upscale bakery cafes where you have real chefs, where you have food that's worth going out of your way for.
It's everything.