Case Study: Qdoba Restaurant Corporation achieves cloud-first agility and reliable, PCI‑compliant network operations with Hughes Network Systems

QDOBA’s Transformation Anchored in Stable Network

Qdoba Restaurant Corporation, a fast‑casual chain of 700+ restaurants spun off from Jack in the Box in March 2018, needed to rebuild its entire corporate IT stack, move connections to a new data center and maintain uninterrupted restaurant operations and PCI compliance. To meet that challenge Qdoba relied on Hughes Network Systems and its HughesON Managed Network (broadband, Wi‑Fi/guest Wi‑Fi and PCI compliance attestation) as its enterprise networking partner.

Hughes Network Systems provided a stable HughesON backbone that enabled a cloud‑first migration and “lift-and-shift” of applications, letting Qdoba’s 13‑person IT team deploy Zscaler, Okta and CrowdStrike and integrate Paytronix and Olo for loyalty and ordering while reducing PCI burden via Hughes’ attestation. The outcome: Qdoba rebuilt its tech infrastructure in about nine months, launched a new website and mobile app, experienced no real degradation of sales during go‑live, and freed IT to focus on guest experience.

Qdoba Restaurant Corporation

Eric Rosenzweig

Vice President of Information Technology