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Food & Beverage




Refreshing ideas
How Jerry Wilson balances the art and science of leadership to strengthen Coca-Cola’s global McDonald’s division
Jerry S. Wilson gets paid to eat and drink his way around the world. Right now, he may be in Atlanta, but tonight, he could be in


A piece of the pie
How to get alignment with your employees
Although he’s been selling Domino’s pizza for 35 years, Mike Orcutt still defers to his 1,200 employees before making deci


Rising to the challenge
How to communicate effectively with employees
When Mike Lassiter talks about how he solicits input from his employees, his examples are mouthwatering. For instance, when


Winging it
How Zach McLeroy grows Zaxby’s Franchising Inc. by investing in people
In his younger days, when Zach McLeroy was a drummer in a band, he used to dream of the big encore performance. The s


Not just winging it
How Matt Friedman created and grew Wing Zone
Matt Friedman and Adam Scott have made the transition. When they started cooking chicken wings and mixing sauce flavors out of their f


René M. Diaz
Chairman and CEO, Diaz Foods
After just three weeks on the job, while at the company’s Christmas party, one of RenĂ© M. Diaz’s e


Phil Greifeld
President and CEO, Huddle House Inc.
When Phil Greifeld took over as president and CEO of Huddle House Inc. in late 1999, he was both blessed with 35 successful years of company data to ...


Steve Romaniello
President and CEO, Focus Brands Inc.
Seventeen years ago, Steve Romaniello read a book that said a manager focuses on processes, while a leader focuses on people. Ye

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Martin Sprock
Founder and CEO, Raving Brands Inc.


Chuck Bengochea
President and CEO, The Honeybaked Ham Co.


Muscling his way to success
Ken Keymer brings value to the shareholders of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits by differentiating the brand and expanding its overseas markets.




High spirits
Just because National Distributing Co. is a family business doesn't mean it has to be run like one.


Poultry principles
John Bekkers went from consultant to CEO to lead Gold Kist, the country's largest cooperative chicken company.


Hot off the grill
Ted Turner takes a turn as a restaurant owner.






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