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Individuals influencing the direction of the restaurant industry

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Rensi rants and remarks

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 30, 2012

He took the stage like a victorious general and made it clear from the get-go that this would be no ordinary presentation. “I don’t do speeches anymore,” former McDonald’s USA CEO Ed Rensi barked to a packed ballroom at the Restaurant Leadership Conference. “I rant.”

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Franchisee of the Month: Gary & Sally Myers

 By Dana Tanyeri on Mar. 31, 2012

Casual steak and salad-bar chain Sizzler is on the cusp of a comeback and it’s due in part to Gary and Sally Myers, who throughout their nearly 30-year history as Sizzler franchisees have led more than they’ve followed.

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Franchisee of the Month: Paul Saber

By Dana Tanyeri on May 01, 2012

Saber, who joined Panera in 2003 after a 17-year run at McDonald’s as a franchisee and senior corporate leader, posed a question that ultimately led to Panera Cares, the company’s groundbreaking pay-what-you-can business model designed to “share the warmth” with those less fortunate.

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Franchisee of the Month: Guy Campbell

By Dana Tanyeri on Jun. 01, 2012

Two for one? Kids eat free? Everybody does that. When Guy Campbell set out to turn around anemic sales on Mondays, he wanted to do something different. He wanted to own Mondays.

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What keeps the nation's fastest growing restaurants awake at night?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 01, 2012

Never mind AUVs, ROI or LTOs. We wanted to know what REM sleep is like for CEOs of the Future 50 chains—what percolates up from their subconscious when they drift off to sleep.

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Franchisee of the Month: Mario Contreras

By Dana Tanyeri on Jul. 01, 2012

Venezuelan native Mario Contreras, 32, heads up his own multi-national company, Elbardi International Management, a Charley’s Grilled Subs franchise.

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Franchisee of the Month: Richard Batley

By Dana Tanyeri on Aug. 01, 2012

In his 45 years in the industry, Rich Batley has had the rug pulled out from under him more than once.

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Franchisee of the Month: Lloyd Sugarman

By Dana Tanyeri on Aug. 31, 2012

If there is a "Mr. Johnny Rockets" within the Johnny Rockets' system, it's got to be Lloyd Sugarman.

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7-Eleven CEO talks change, not encroachment

By Steve Holtz on May 01, 2013

The CEO of 7-Eleven could have boasted about the inroads his chain has made into a market that was once owned by attendees of the Restaurant Leadership Conference. Joe DePinto certainly had the sales numbers to support a little braggadocio: $2.7 billion from fresh food, $5 billion from beverages, 1 million cups of coffee, 100 million fountain drinks.

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Of scaling mountains and running a business

By Steve Holtz on May 30, 2013

Ever feel that running a restaurant is like climbing Mount Everest? Alison Levine says it is, and she would know. She’s an accomplished businesswoman as well as one of the few people who’s climbed the highest peaks on all seven continents. Then there are her treks across the North and South Poles.

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