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Podcast: A Deeper Dive
Episode: A look at the recent sale of Dave's Hot Chicken
Description: How does a restaurant chain go from parking lot startup to $1 billion valuation in less than a decade?This week’s episode of A Deeper Dive focuses on the recent sale of Dave’s Hot Chicken to Roark Capital. It features the fast-casual chain’s CFO, James McGehee, and SVP of Finance Scott Putman. Dave’s Hot Chicken was founded in a Los Angeles parking lot—yes, a parking lot—by four friends in 2017. They got favorable local reviews and the concept took off. It brought in investors and professional management and took advantage of a...