In light of COVID-19 and the effects it is having on us globally, Dan Simons is out in front on this important topic discussing what effect it is having on the hospitality industry specifically. As a hospitality industry leader, VSAG … read more
Our very own, Dan Simons, recently sat down with Market Watch to speak to his journey, along with longtime business partner, Michael Vucurevich, from restaurant owner and operator, in partnership with the North Dakota Farmers Union, to distilling their own … read more
Our very own Dan Simons recently sat down for a two-part series with OpenTable/Open for Business’s Winston Lord, co-founder of OpenTable’s revolutionary guest data and email marketing integration venture, Venga. On the table to discuss: Dan’s road to restaurant ownership, … read more
Working closely with founder, Dan Simons, our teams know one thing: he loves himself some good data! Oh sure, he loves the people, our teams, our great work together (even our lessons learned), but he loves the data. Utilizing data… collecting it, … read more
We are thrilled to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Our Last Straw (OLS), and the huge strides already made. Our very own, Dan Simons, along with his owner partners & teams at Farmers Restaurant Group, launched Our Last Straw a year … read more
We are proud to announce that our VSAG Founder, Dan Simons, was recently awarded the prestigious Don Hawkins Tourism Innovation Award from his alma mater Washington, D.C.’s The George Washington University (GW). Unanimously selected by GW faculty and staff, Dan … read more
Dan Simons knows good business. Our founder, and co-owner of Farmers Restaurant Group, recently announced an investment in an online marketplace for office catering that works to connect independent chefs looking to build their brands and businesses with office teams … read more
Since founding the Our Last Straw coalition last summer, our very own Dan Simons has been working to further the cause of eliminating the use of plastic straws across the DMV, and beyond. He has remained out in front working with … read more
As a featured guest on the acclaimed The Kojo Nnamdi Show, heard on Washington, D.C.’s NPR member-station WAMU 88.5, our very own Dan Simons was out in front today speaking to the coalition of DC area restaurants, bars, cafes, hotels, … read more
As an out-in-front restaurant owner and operator, our own Dan Simons was asked by CNBC to offer his professional insight into the U.S. Federal Government shutdown as it entered it’s 21st day today, and the widespread, devastating effects it is … read more