That Pizza Guy May Have to Jump Over on the Saute Station

Zach Sipherd is Director of IT Operations and Network Infrastructure at Atomic Provisions, the Denver restaurant group behind Denver Biscuit Co., Fat Sully's, Atomic Cowboy, and Frozen Gold — four brands sharing kitchens and staff across nearly a dozen locations, from a 20-year-old original on East Colfax to a new outpost inside Denver International Airport. Before joining Atomic Provisions, Sipherd spent years building point-of-sale systems across nearly every restaurant concept as a project manager for NCR Aloha, work that put him alongside Atomic Provisions for almost a decade before he came in-house.

On this episode, Zach tells host Adam Howe how a multi-brand operation stays consistent without adding layers of management — starting with cross-training staff to move fluidly between a pizza counter, a biscuit line, and a bar, and extending into how Atomic Provisions builds its point-of-sale system around the 300-plus front-of-house staff using it every shift rather than around back-office reporting. He also walks through how the group protects its brand and menu while partnering with an outside operations team to run its new Denver International Airport location.

Get a summary of the interview on the GoTab blog at How Atomic Provisions Keeps Four Denver Restaurant Brands Consistent — From East Colfax to Denver Airport.