Glenn Lindsey

  • Irradiation's a hard sell these days, but Lindsey spearheaded its use on all ground beef at Dairy Queen.
  • Got his start as training director for the Golden Skillet fried chicken chain, also owned by Dairy Queen.
  • Holds a Master's degree in literature from the University of Nebraska and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
  • First job in the industry was in his family's KFC unit.
  • Foodservice Forebears: Lindsey's uncle's uncle just so happens to be Colonel Sanders.

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