Supporting A Mission with Technology
GLEAM Network announces partnership with Popmenu, the innovative digital marketing and customer engagement platform built for the restaurant industry.
GLEAM Network, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization with a global mission to provide mentorship and leadership development to under-represented professionals in the restaurant and foodservice industry, has seen immense growth since its inception in April 2020. What started as a call-to-action on LinkedIn by founder Sanjiv Razdan, President, Americas, and India of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf has quickly flourished into a global organization comprised of some of the most influential names in the restaurant and foodservice industry. The organization was in search of a partner to bring its website and digital marketing to the next level.
“100% of our donations go directly into supporting our programs so we were in search of a company that wanted to be a true partner” stated Robert Notte, Chair of GLEAM Network’s Tech Committee. “We also wanted to work with a company that was mission-driven and has supported our industry during the pandemic.”
“I was researching Popmenu’s platform for a client. After a deeper look into how the company was giving restaurants more control of their online presence and truly partnering with them to resolve a number of pain points, I reached out to Tony Roy, Popmenu’s president,” says Rosemary Staltare, Chair of GLEAM’s Marketing Sub-Committee. “After hearing our mission, it took no convincing. Tony was on board to be a partner.”
Popmenu’s technology was built specifically for restaurants to strengthen their online presence, reduce marketing costs, streamline website and menu updates on an interactive menu, and simplify email and SMS marketing. Popmenu will utilize a lot of these same practices to create a unique new website for GLEAM Network that includes easy-to-access registration forms for the signature mentor programs and learning circles, and host educational video content for the restaurant and foodservice industry.
“Similar to Popmenu, GLEAM has shown that they’re dedicated to truly partnering with restaurants and supporting the next generation of restaurants and future leaders,” added Tony Roy, Co-Founder, and President, “we couldn’t be more excited to partner with them.”
The new site will be revealed by end of summer, just in time for the launch of GLEAM’s upcoming 1:1 mentoring programs. The organization is also releasing a new program this summer; the Career Advancement Program (CAP) will be focused on providing career-building soft skills to support hourly paid, restaurant frontline team members’ growth into supervisory and eventually management positions.
About GLEAM Network
GLEAM Network is a non-profit, volunteer-based network whose purpose is to provide access to mentorship and leadership development to underserved professionals in the restaurant and foodservice industry. With a bold vision to be a truly global, and the most effective, mentoring network in the industry, the organization provides low / no-cost access to all programs. Founded during the pandemic to serve the needs of an industry hard-hit by closures and rocked by an uncertain future, GLEAM Network is the only organization of its kind in the Restaurant/Foodservice Industry. In just over 1 year since its inception, GLEAM has served 150+ mentees thru its 6-month, structured Emerging Leader and Executive 1:1 Mentor Programs, and nearly 150 participants in its small group Learning Circles led by the industry’s most inspiring leaders. The organization will pilot the Career Advancement Program (CAP) this summer, providing career-building soft skills to support hourly paid, restaurant frontline team members growth into supervisory and eventually management positions. To learn more about our organization or to sign up to be a mentor or mentee visit www.gleamnetwork.net.
About Popmenu
Popmenu is a full-service marketing and customer engagement platform built for independent restaurants of all sizes. The cloud-based SaaS platform helps restaurant owners give potential guests everything they need to make a dining decision by way of custom-built websites and patented menu technology. Popmenu is helping drive the future of restaurant guest engagement by taking a revolutionary approach towards an all-in-one solution. Popmenu powers the consumer experience for thousands of restaurants across the US and beyond. Website: get.popmenu.com
