Rishi Nigam
Rishi Nigam is the CEO and co-founder of Franklin Junction, a disruptive food tech startup renowned for creating the Host Kitchen® model which allows any restaurant to monetize underutilized kitchen capacity by fulfilling delivery orders for other brands, unlocking high margin incremental revenue for restaurant operators and rapid capital-free expansion to new markets for brands. Franklin Junction was named as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in the world for 2023. Previously, Mr. Nigam spent two decades leading acclaimed
hospitality firms. Mr. Nigam has been recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as a Top Forty Under 40, named one of QSR Magazine’s Top Digital Disruptors, and by Business Insider as a Food Tech Power Player. Mr. Nigam serves on Fast Company’s Impact Council, Culinary Institute of America’s Society of Fellows, and is on the board of Make-A-Wish Georgia.