Jon Taffer isn't just a TV personality. He's a walking, talking, table-flipping force in hospitality.

For more than a decade, he's been shouting people into shape on Bar Rescue, building brands and turning dysfunction into multimillion-dollar operations.

So when it came time to grow his own concept, Taffer's Tavern, he didn't just make a move. He made a statement. That statement? Team up with Gregg Majewski and Craveworthy Brands.

In just a few years, Majewski has grown Craveworthy Brands from concept to industry powerhouse. The company now has more than 300 restaurants, 19 brands and more than $300 million in system-wide sales — and it's still growing.

Taffer took notice.

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"I did my homework," Taffer said on the Restaurant Influencers podcast, seated with Majewski and host Shawn Walchef of Cali BBQ Media. "I looked at the company, I looked at the culture, and I saw the way Gregg leads. He knows every employee's name. He's the real deal."

This wasn't just a handshake and a headline. Taffer owned 100% of his brand. No investors. No committee. Just instinct — and his instinct told him Craveworthy was different. So they teamed up on the joint venture.

It helped that Taffer wasn't the first big name to buy into........

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