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Food and Beverage Services

Atlanta, GA 65,196 followers

A leading developer of iconic global, multi-channel foodservice brands.

About us

Atlanta-based GoTo Foods (formerly known as Focus Brands) is a leading developer of global multi-channel foodservice brands. As of December 31, 2023, GoTo Foods, through its affiliate brands, is the franchisor and operator of more than 6,700 restaurants, cafes, ice cream shoppes, and bakeries in all 50 states and over 60 countries and territories under the Auntie Anne’s®, Carvel®, Cinnabon®, Jamba®, Moe’s Southwest Grill®, McAlister’s Deli®, and Schlotzsky’s® brand names, as well as the Seattle’s Best Coffee® brand on certain military bases and in certain international markets. GoTo Foods is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®, the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition and the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience. Please visit www.gotofoods.com to learn more. As a leading developer of iconic food-service brands around the globe, we know our company is only as strong as our people. And that’s why we’re committed to providing our associates with a work environment that encourages and supports innovation, collaboration, and fun! From our unique family culture to our focus on personal development, a career with GoTo Foods is anything but ordinary. We rely on the unique attributes and experiences each of our associates has to offer, we remain focused on providing every individual with continuous opportunities to grow their skills, develop their talents, and unlock their potential as part of a collaborative and supportive team. We’re unleashing the power of our brands with the passion of our people – and we want you to join us!

Industry

Food and Beverage Services

Company size

10,001+ employees

Headquarters

Atlanta, GA

Type

Privately Held

Founded

2004

Specialties

Food, Smoothies, Icecream, Pretzels, Sandwiches, Cinnamon Rolls, Burritos, Snacks, and Franchise

Locations

Employees at GoTo Foods

Updates

GoTo Foods and our iconic brands are experiencing significant growth! In October, 23 new restaurants, bakeries and shoppes opened in markets across the United States! Consumers can now enjoy their favorite sweet treats, world famous queso, best-in-class sourdough bread and genuine hospitality in new locations in the following states: - California - Florida - Michigan - New York - Texas - Maryland - Nevada - Kentucky - Virginia - North Carolina
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The commitment to feeding people and potential is ever present at the GoTo Foods headquarters! Today, McAlister’s Deli welcomed the Gigi’s Playhouse™ Adult group for a fun-filled class of decorating Caramel Apple Crisp Cookies and enjoying the latest LTOs. We are proud that McAlister’s maintains a meaningful corporate partnership that provides employment opportunities and promotes awareness to transform global perceptions of Down Syndrome.#GoToFoods #FeedingPeopleandPotential #McAlistersDeli
The McAlister's brand team had the best time hosting a cooking class with GiGi’s Playhouse™ adult group at the GoTo Foods office! Chief Brand Officer Michael Freeman kicked off the program with an overview of our newest LTOs - Witch's Brew, Trick-or-Treat Cookie and Caramel Apple Crisp Cookie. Executive Chef Brock Peek gave a spooky demonstration of our Witch's Brew Lemonade in a witch's cauldron over dry ice. After the demonstrations, the Gigi’s Playhouse™ Adult group got to enjoy decorating their own cookies that showed off their creativity with a variety of spooky toppings. McAlister’s is proud to hold a corporate partnership with GiGi’s Playhouse™, a nonprofit that hosts Down Syndrome Achievement programs. Their mission is to raise awareness on how we can work together to change the way the world views Down Syndrome with a global acceptance for all. Our brand participates in GiGi’s employment program - giving these individuals the opportunity to work in our Atlanta corporate locations as greeters and food bussers. They bring smiles to our guests and our TEAm every day!
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Under David Mikita's leadership, GoTo Foods has become the world's second largest food and beverage licensor! Tune in to listen as Dave discusses how our franchise brands operate, connect with consumers internationally and enhance retail channels to strengthen and promote our brands.#GoToFoods
Episode 5️⃣ 0️⃣ , President of International and Retail Channels at GoTo Foods, joins me on the podcast to discuss how GoTo Foods has grown to become the world’s #2 food & beverage licensor and what the company has in store for the future. We explore: 🍽 Beyond buying power, what are the benefits for franchise partners? Dave discusses how GoTo Foods provides support on consumer insights, site selection, supply chain, new product development, menu innovation and more. 🌏 How the GoTo Foods franchise model differentiates overseas. 🥤 Bricks and mortar reinvention – how GoTo Foods is repurposing its QSR and fast-casual places. 🍦 The symbiotic relationship between bricks & mortar locations and licensed retail products on grocery shelves. 🥨 How to drive global growth while remaining locally relevant (from offering rolls with less sugar in Cinnabon Japan to cream cheese-filled pretzel sticks at Auntie Anne’s in Hong Kong!) Listen to the full episode on retaildisrupted.com or wherever you get your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eQFeGEHa #franchising #licensing #gotofoods #retailinsights #RetailDisrupted #retailpodcast #auntieannes #cinnabon #carvel #moes #schlutzskys #mcalisters #jamba #QSR #foodservice #fastcasual #consumer #airportretail #grocery #cpg #fmcg #internationalretail #internationalbusiness #retail
"The education that I received was an incredible foundation but how I applied what I learned would be what made a difference.” Our CEO Jim Holthouser was named University of Louisville Alumni of the Year! Jim is a proud U of L alumnus, holding three degrees from the University. He remains engaged with the school and plays an active role in the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence where, last week, he had the opportunity to teach a class and share his franchising expertise with students in the program. While in Louisville, Jim was recognized at the Alumni of the Year Gala as well as on the field during the Homecoming game. Congratulations, Jim!
Happy Pride, Atlanta! This weekend, GoTo Foods' associates, family and friends joined the larger community for Atlanta's 2024 Pride Parade in a major way! 🏳️🌈 The Pride Parade is a joyous occasion to reaffirm our commitment to diversity, inclusion and unity. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make this year the best and most impactful experience yet! #GoToFoods #AtlantaPride #Pride2024
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CEO Jim Holthouser shares important updates on the upgrades taking place at GoTo Foods! The transition to Qu POS will significantly impact our consumers and franchisees by creating cohesive and consistent experiences across each of our seven brands.

Chief Executive Officer at GoTo Foods
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In a consumer-driven marketplace, data is the true king … which is why GoTo Foods recently took the leap to adopt a unified commerce platform. While I doubt anyone would say this is my sexiest LinkedIn post, I do think the topic is a worthy one. Please hang in there and keep reading while I geek out just a bit. Earlier this year, we made the decision to begin the transition of all seven of our brands from three legacy point of sale (POS) systems over to Qu POS. At the end of the integration, this unified commerce platform will centralize ALL of our sales channels, loyalty programs, data and back-end systems in with the Qu POS system. If you think that sounds like a massive undertaking, you’re right—but wow, the payoffs so far have been worth it. Due to the brains, brawn and laser-focused commitment of the Qu and GoTo Foods teams, just this week, we hit the 1,000th installation in our restaurants. When you do the math, that breaks down to a lightning-fast rollout rate of 75–100 stores per week. To say we’re facilitating a better guest and operator experience would be putting it mildly. Qu’s platform goes beyond the traditional POS offerings, seamlessly integrating kitchen display, customer data, dashboard reporting, POS and individual brand loyalty programs into one centralized platform. In a word? It’s awesome. Guests love Qu because they can earn and redeem loyalty rewards at any GoTo Foods location. Gone are the days of dual- and multi-brand sites having to choose just one loyalty program to align with their POS system! Operators love it because Qu helps tremendously with order accuracy, significantly reduces training time, offers a holistic snapshot of all transaction data through Notify (a rather addictive real-time data app), and automatically updates to the latest, greatest software enhancements every two weeks. I personally love it for many reasons. For starters, Qu is positioning GoTo Foods to deliver a better, more engaging guest experience and empowering our organization with better data fidelity. This change frees up our brand franchisees to focus on service and strategy, rather than troubleshooting a complex POS system. Plus, our corporate team now has incredible top-line visibility into sales at any time of the day across the entire GoTo Foods portfolio. Mostly, though, I love Qu because our franchisees are lining up for it (which means it makes their jobs easier), and our guests are getting a more cohesive, customized and consistent experience each time they frequent any of our seven amazing brands. And if that’s not feeding people and potential, I don’t know what is. #GoToFoods #Qu #UnifiedCommercePlatform #FeedingPeopleAndPotential #NoLimits
GoTo Foods is excited to celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth! We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive community where corporate associates' unique backgrounds drive creativity and growth. Our incredible Latin and Hispanic Employee Resource Group, JUNTOS, spearheads fun, engaging and informative events to celebrate Hispanic American histories, cultures and contributions within the GoTo Foods community—throughout the entire year, not just during Hispanic Heritage Month! #GoToFoods

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GoTo Foods | LinkedIn (original) (raw)

Food and Beverage Services

Atlanta, GA 65,196 followers

A leading developer of iconic global, multi-channel foodservice brands.

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