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How Pinstripes plans to upgrade the bowling experience

A Deeper Dive: Dale Schwartz, the eatertainment chain’s CEO, joins the podcast to talk about the growth of his bowling and bocce concept and its decision to go public via SPAC.

How is Pinstripes upgrading the bowling experience?

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive features Dale Schwartz, the CEO of the growing eatertainment concept Pinstripes.

Dale joined us at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in April.

We talk about, well, Pinstripes, a concept that combines bowling and bocce with a restaurant. It is part of the fast-growing eatertainment sector led by such concepts as Top Golf.

Schwartz talks about the chain’s history and what makes his concept different than others. He also explains its heavy reliance on events for much of the chain’s sales, and how those events help the brand. We also talk about what makes the brand different than other bowling alleys.

We also talk about the need to have a great experience and great food, given the growing competition in the eatertainment space these days.

And we talk about the chain’s decision to go public via special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.

We’re talking bowling and bocce on A Deeper Dive so please check it out.

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