On this episode of The Late Night Restaurant Podcast, Jay Ashton Canada's Restaurant Guy and Domenic Pedulla sits down with Elias Hage, Founder and CEO of App8 and the force behind Rally Catering.

This is a deep, practical conversation about how restaurants, caterers, and foodservice operators use technology to move orders faster, cut admin time, and grow revenue without burning out.

Elias breaks down:

• How digital ordering replaces handwritten catering forms
• Why catering adds real margin when done right
• How schools now manage lunch programs with online ordering and government subsidies
• What operators miss when they ignore catering
• How systems create leverage across kitchens, staff, and sales
• Why speed, accuracy, and repeat orders matter more than ever

You’ll also hear how App8 evolved from solving table payments to powering catering, events, and K–12 food programs across North America, plus how operators unlock hidden sales sitting in their inbox right now.

If you run a restaurant, catering business, bakery, commissary kitchen, or foodservice brand, this episode gives you clear insight into:

• Building repeat catering customers
• Reducing order errors
• Saving hours each week
• Turning operations into growth engines

Real talk. Real tools. Real ways to scale.

👉Learn more about Rally Catering... https://www.rallycatering.com/