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Food & Beverage
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Betting the farm
How Steve Davis used five principles to rebuild the Bob Evans brand — and its balance sheet
When Steve Davis took the helm of Bob Evans Farms Inc. in
2006, the company was in poor shape.
Same store sales one of the most relied-upon me...
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Running the table
How Cameron Mitchell builds brands that set him apart in a crowded industry
He’s built nine well-known brands in the past 13 years.
His empire, worth more than $100 million, spans eight — soon to be nine —...
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Mark Mizer
President, RDP Foodservice LLC
Sometimes when Mark Mizer encounters a difficult issue in his business, he thinks about how his father, his grandfather and other
respected businessp...
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Combination plate
How Alan Hoover increased Kahiki Foods’ sales by thinking bigger
Tucked over Alan Hoover’s home mirror is an index card with the words
“You Gotta Believe” written on it.The phrase, made famous by the late
baseball...
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Father knows best
How Donatos’ Jim Grote and Jane Abell used the power of family to fix what McDonald’s broke
See Jane. See Jane run a company. The carefully laminated sign on Jane Abell’s desk stunned her father, Donatos Pizzeria Corp. founder Jim G...
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Ralph Sanese
President, Sanese Services Inc.
Ralph Sanese may refer to himself as chief cook and bottle washer, but around Columbus’ Sanese Services Inc., he is also known as preside...
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Food for the soul
How G. Barry Huff brought new focus to Glory Foods Inc.
When a company’s president passes away, it takes a strong leader to get employees’ minds back on the company.
That was the situation in August 2002 w...
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Bravo!
How Bravo Development Inc. founder Chris Doody created a niche in the crowded restaurant industry
Chris Doody and his brother Rick Doody, founders of Bravo Development Inc., are extremely focused on the customer experience.
“We start by calling o...
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Recipe for success
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