leadership

Leadership

Restaurant Leadership Conference kicks off

Get an inside look at the insights shared via Restaurant Business.

Choosing greatness: How we decided this year’s most powerful leaders

In the end, we decided that the criteria had to be not only restaurant operators with notable legacies—and not even those with positive sales results.

The turnaround specialist was most recently the CEO of O'Charley's and Ninety Nine's parent company.

The longtime chain marketer will be the first to hold the position, a reflection of the concept's growth plans.

The restaurant industry's second-largest chain reached into retailing for the next leader of its domestic operations and corporate COO.

Tabitha Burke is responsible for heightening executive leadership, implementing strategies effectively and maintaining day-to-day operations for the association.

Operators mitigate the risk of stale, inbred ideas by refusing to stay insular.

While being honored as Restaurant Leader of the Year, Shaich urged restaurateurs to fight short-sighted thinking and stay laser-focused on what their customers are seeking.

She will be succeeded as CMO by Cabela’s alumnus Lee Dolan.

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