On Wednesday, February 9th, 2022, FriesDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization striving to democratize access to the fast food business, announced the addition of Kory Spiroff, a former president of Domino’s Pizza, to its advisory board.
Spiroff will be assisting FriesDAO in achieving its goal of connecting real-world operations with blockchain-based governance in his new advising role. FriesDAO promises to give the crypto community a stake in the acquisition and expansion of fast food restaurant franchises. As part of the friesDAO restaurant network, it seeks to purchase and establish on-chain and membership utility around popular fast food restaurant franchises, progressively expanding its reach to many enterprises under its unique governance model.
Spiroff has worked in the restaurant industry for over 35 years. In 1985, he started his career delivering pizzas for Domino’s in Burbank, California, and in the early 1990s, he became a franchisee in Hawaii. He eventually sold his stores and went to work for the corporation in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Fast forward to 2003, when he and his family relocated to Europe, eventually becoming the Vice President of EMEA for Domino’s Pizza.
Spiroff was in charge of the company’s strategic operations, marketing, finance, supply chain, and business plan creation in this role. Spiroff went on to work as the Managing Director of Domino’s Germany before joining Alamar Foods Company as the President of QSR. Alamar Foods Company has the master franchise rights to Domino’s and Dunkin’ franchises in the Middle East and North Africa. Spiroff joined the Eat N’ Go Africa Board of Directors in 2013, the company that owns the Domino’s and Cold Stone Creamery Master Franchise rights in Nigeria and Kenya.
In order to realize its goal of bringing blockchain-based governance to the fast food business, FriesDAO will rely on Spiroff’s experience and network to assist it identify and potentially buy franchises of well-known restaurant brands. Spiroff, according to FriesDAO, will bring a wealth of relevant experience in restaurant day-to-day operations as well as mentoring small businesses to the table.
“I’ve been involved with building restaurant businesses all over the world, often having to overcome significant challenges along the way,” he said. “FriesDAO in my mind is an opportunity to explore the next frontier, the next great evolution. I want to be a part of that.” – he said