Health-focused fast casual Konala is pioneering a high protein drive-thru model with a brand that wants to open access to a new way of eating. And it all began when Trace and his family cured what was supposed to be terminal epilepsy through food and diet. It’s a wild tale that sparked a growth-ready concept with designs to make it big.

The Remarkable Story of Konala, with Founder Trace Miller

QSR Uncut

Hello everyone and welcome to the latest episode of QSR Uncut. I'm your host Danny Klein, the editorial director here at QSR. So always fun, Trace, and we actually have guests on here who are just in our magazine. So first of all, I appreciate you being a part of a story that we ran recently, but also appreciate you being here. So I want to, as always though, give you a chance to introduce yourself. And for those out there, we're doing an episode this week with Trace Miller, founder of Konala.

I think I'm pronouncing that correctly. If I'm not, he will correct me here in a second. But yeah, Trace, just give us a little bit about your background and also tell us a little bit about the concept. I mean, like I mentioned, we wrote about it, but for those who might not be familiar or didn't see that story, just kind of fill them in on what it's all about. Yeah, definitely. Thanks for having me. My name is Trace Miller, like you said, founder and CEO of Konala.

Konala. It's named after our dogs, Kona and Nala. So that's the pronunciation. It's pretty easy to remember there. But yeah, we found Konala just under three years ago. Started the first location. Had another concept before this. Those burgers, fries, alcohol, opposite of healthy food. Started with a food truck, a bar, some real estate development, and fell in love with the industry.

And started Konala with the mission to make eating healthy as delicious and convenient as possible. And I believe Konala is the vehicle to do that. We serve high-protein, well-balanced meals coming from whole foods, focusing on chicken, rice, steak, just meat, sauce, rice, served in a bowl form.

The Remarkable Story of Konala, with Founder Trace Miller

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The candid version is on a podcast,
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The Remarkable Story of Konala, with Founder Trace Miller

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.