Five Years for Founding Farmers!

VSAG would like to congratulate client North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU), and the entire team at Farmers Restaurant Group, as today marks the fifth anniversary of the opening of Founding Farmers’ flagship location in the heart of Washington, D.C. The … read more

VSAG Client News: Farmers Fishers Bakers Opens!

VSAG restaurant consulting is proud to announce that our longtime clients, Farmers Restaurant Group and their North Dakota Farmers Union partners, opened Farmers Fishers Bakers last week. Located at Georgetown’s famed Washington Harbour, Farmers Fishers Bakers is just 10 blocks from … read more

Founding Farmers DC Marks ‘Most Remarkable’ OpenTable Milestone

Kudos to VSAG restaurant consulting client Founding Farmers DC on being a part of über popular online restaurant review site OpenTable’s celebration of their 15th millionth review. In conjunction with celebrating their 15th millionth review, FFDC was named OpenTable’s ’Most … read more

GM Interview: Terrapin’s Brian Williams

Brian Williams, General Manager and Sommelier of Terrapin Restaurant in Virginia Beach, keeps his establishment running in tip-top shape and makes sure his guests leave happy.  VSAG was lucky enough to snag a few minutes of his time between the … read more

3-Minute Interviewee Dan Simons on Founding Farmers

VSAG’s Dan Simons was featured in the Washington Examiner’s 3-Minute Interview column.  This recurring column provides a sneak peek into the professional lives of DC-area locals. Dan was asked about his work with VSAG client Founding Farmers: the impetus behind the … read more

What’s the Buzz at Founding Farmers?

Honeybees! As honeybees happily buzzed around DC last summer, VSAG got a bee in our bonnets: Why not broaden the scope of our client Founding Farmers’ sustainable practices and create an apiary, where the freshly harvested honey could be used … read more

MoCo’s Founding Farmers in The Washington Post

The Washington Post food writer Tim Carman recently featured an article including our very own Dan Simons about the opening of the second Founding Farmers location coming to Potomac, MD.

Filling the Most Expensive Seat in the House

After years of experience in the restaurant business, VSAG knows first-hand that an empty seat is a restaurant’s most expensive real estate. Armed with that knowledge, VSAG recently instituted a ground-breaking restaurant optimization program to streamline Front of House operations … read more

Sâuçá’s Success: One Street at a Time

Sâuçá owner Farhad Assari helped put DC food trucks on the map when he launched Sâuçá in early 2010.   Now, as he uses his expertise from the successful launch of Sâuçá to expand the brand with his latest endeavor, the … read more