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Food & Beverage
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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 stage lights would go down, ...
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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 fraterni...
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René M. Diaz
Chairman and CEO, Diaz Foods
After just three weeks on the job, while at the company’s Christmas party, one of René M. Diaz’s employees decided to tell him everything that
was wr...
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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 ...
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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.
Years later, that still...
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Martin Sprock
Founder and CEO, Raving Brands Inc.
While some may debate which tastes better — a burrito from Moe’s Southwest Grill or success — one thing Raving Brands Inc.
Fou...
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Chuck Bengochea
President and CEO, The Honeybaked Ham Co.
Early in his career, Chuck Bengochea faced a difficult choice take a big promotion with an even bigger international company and
uproot his young f...
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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.
Ken Keymer found out you can go home again.
Home, in this case, is Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits. Keymer, who has been president since last June, w...
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