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Stephen Zagor

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Business
Management Division
Columbia Business School
Areas of Expertise
Consumer Behavior, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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Office: 580 Kravis
E-mail: [email protected]
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Stephen Zagor is a New York City based Consultant and Educator, focusing on restaurants and food businesses. He has developed an extensive knowledge of the culinary industry, specializing in the business side of food enterprises.


As a consultant Steve has provided comprehensive support to a wide variety of clients including entrepreneurs starting restaurants, food retail businesses and food products. His clients have included large public companies, investment funds, government agencies, lawyers, large restaurant groups and small food business owners.

 
Steve’s background combines theoretical understanding of the food industry with practical knowledge of operations. Steve practiced for ten years as the Manager/Practice Leader of Restaurant and Food Business Consulting for the Hospitality Group of Laventhol & Horwath, and later for Coopers & Lybrand.


Steve developed and owned a multi-concept restaurant/retail food/catering group; served as the GM of a $10 million NYC restaurant; and, owned and operated an award winning limited service restaurant. Currently, Steve is also a Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Nutrition and Food Studies at NYU, and former Dean of Business Programs at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. He is a frequent featured speaker and panel moderator, and a regular expert source in such media the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, CNN, CBS News, CNBC, INC, and numerous blogs and industry publications. Steve appeared as a contributing expert on the Food Network's "Recipes for Success." Steve served on the Board of Directors of a restaurant company based at Universal Studios in Orlando; the Board of the SenseUp Sensory Marketing Conference; and,  currently serves on the boards of Lessing's, a New York based multi concept F&B company with operations through the northeast, as well as Heritage Radio. Steve attended Tulane University and Dartmouth College, receiving a Master’s degree in Food and Beverage Studies from Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration.

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Course
B8532: Food Entrepreneurship (Half Term)
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Course
B8582: Food Entrepreneurship
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  • In the Media
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In the Media

Why Starbucks Is Letting an Algorithm Decide the Order Drinks Get Made In

Marketplace
In the Media

America Eats Plenty of Burgers—and It Has Demand for Even More

Investopedia
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Dunkin’ Delivers Good News to Fans of Nondairy Drinks

Marketplace
In the Media

How Fast-Food Apps Took over the Drive-Thru

Eater
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Pres. Trump Blasts Biden's Record on Economy, Talks Plan to Eliminate Taxes on Tips

ABC News Live
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$1 Extra Fries? McDonald’s Value Menu Marks How Chains Are Adapting or Closing.

Christian Science Monitor
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Americans Love a Good Steak — And a Good Deal

Marketplace
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The McRib Is Returning for the Holidays. Why Isn’t It Sold Year-Round?

CNN
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How This Chocolatier Is Navigating an Unexpected Spike in Cocoa Prices

Yahoo! Finance
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Mcdonald’s Largest French Fry Maker Lays off Hundreds as Americans Turn Away from Fries

Fortune
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More Diners Are Eating out Alone

CBS News
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More People Than Ever Are Eating Alone at Restaurants. This Is Why

CNN
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Your Robot Has Arrived

Insider
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How the Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Boar's Head Is Disrupting Small Businesses

Inc.
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Columbia Professor Says Mcdonald’s Can Blame Its Sales Woes on an Election-Stoked Vibecession

Fortune
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As Red Lobster Files for Bankruptcy, Changing Tastes Take a Toll on Its Casual-Dining Competitors

Marketplace
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As Red Lobsters Abruptly Close, Experts Blame the Endless Shrimp

The Washington Post
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Looking for a Late-Night Meal? America’s Closed

CNN
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Wings, Watch Parties, and Team-Themed Cocktails: Businesses Share Their Ultimate March Madness Game Plans

Inc.
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IHOP and Applebee’s Have Quietly Been Serving Pancakes and Wings at a Single Combo Restaurant for the past 6 Years

NY Post
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Why You Shouldn't Go out to Dinner on Valentine's Day

MarketWatch
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How to Spike a Super Bowl Sunday Boost into Year-Round Sales

Inc.
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Restaurant Loyalty Programs Will Be Ruled by Personalization in 2024

Restaurant Dive
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Restaurants Outpacing Grocery Stores When It Comes to Inflation

Marketplace Radio
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CosMc’s: Why Mcdonald’s Wants Its Own Coffee Chain

CNN
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Ghost Kitchens Were Supposed to Revolutionize Restaurants. They’re Crashing

CNN Business
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With Tipping, Wages Are 'Shifted onto the Customer'—Here's Why We Do That in the U.S.

CNBC's "Make It"
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Cantaloupe Is Being Recalled over a Salmonella Outbreak. Here's What Business Owners Need to Know

Inc.
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People No Longer Know How Much to Tip

The Wall Street Journal
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Chipotle Is Suing a Major Restaurant for Stealing Its Idea

The Street
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Independent Restaurants Are Bullish on Unit Growth

Nation's Restaurant News
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Make Money Versus Stay Healthy: That's the New Year's Eve Choice for Bars, Restaurants

Marketplace Radio
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Pass the Cream Cheese and Lox: Americans Devoured 648 Million Bagels at Restaurants in the Past Year

MarketWatch
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Owners of Famed East Village Bar Look to Expand Beyond City

The Wall Street Journal
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Restaurants Go Seasonal with Winter Shutdowns during Pandemic

The Hill
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Automats Make a Comeback in Covid-19 Pandemic

The Wall Street Journal
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Chef Daniel Boulud on Fine Dining in the Age of Covid

The Financial Times
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Winter Is Coming, and It's Making a Lot of Restaurant Owners Nervous

The Boston Globe
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Legendary New York Restaurateur Sirio Maccioni Dies at 88

The Wall Street Journal
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