Digital Hospitality

How Joshua Sharkey and Meez Are Improving Recipe Management in Restaurants
Joshua Sharkey, CEO and founder of Meez, is modernizing how chefs manage recipes and food costs. A former chef himself, Sharkey saw firsthand how inefficiencies in recipe management and costing hurt restaurant margins. That frustration led him to create Meez—an intuitive, chef-driven culinary operating system that simplifies real-time food costing, ingredient tracking, and menu engineering. Unlike static spreadsheets, Meez gives operators the power to make proactive, data-driven decisions. Through The Meez Podcast, Sharkey also explores the intersection of food, tech, and business, reinforcing his mission: to help chefs blend creativity with profitability in a rapidly evolving industry.
Interview Takeaways:
- Meez is Transforming Recipe Management and Food Costing – Most restaurants struggle with recipe organization and accurate food costing. Meez provides a real-time, dynamic system that helps chefs and operators manage recipes, track ingredient yields, and optimize menu profitability, ensuring both creativity and financial success.
- Storytelling and Podcasting Drive Industry Innovation – Joshua Sharkey’s Meez Podcast is more than just content—it’s a platform for learning, networking, and sharing insights from top chefs and restaurant leaders. He believes storytelling is essential in business and that podcasting helps push the industry forward.
- Restaurant Tech Needs True Integration, Not Just Buzzwords – Many restaurant software companies claim to integrate, but Meez focuses on structured, reliable API-based integrations that actually help chefs make data-driven decisions instead of just checking a marketing box.
Episode Links:
- Joshua Sharkey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-sharkey-406965b/
- Joshua Sharkey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshlsharkey/?hl=en
- Meez on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/getmeez/
- Meez Online: https://www.getmeez.com/
- The Meez Podcast: https://www.getmeez.com/podcast
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