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Leadership

Individuals influencing the direction of the restaurant industry

Leadership

Shattering the gastro ceiling

Rohini Dey, owner of the Vermillion restaurants in Chicago and New York City, never thought her girlhood passion to save the world would land her in upscale dining. Now that she’s here, Dey is shocked that there are so few women leading the industry.

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Remembering Subway Co-founder Fred DeLuca

Fred DeLuca never reduced the formula for building the world’s largest restaurant chain into a neat sound bite of a philosophy, but he was quick to cite two pillars to his thinking, be it about ...

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Chipotle turns over burger concept to Richard Blais

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 26, 2017

The celebrity chef and TV star will assume operational responsibility, freeing Steve Ells to concentrate on his first brainchild, Chipotle.

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Remembering the year’s lost restaurant luminaries

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 28, 2017

Here are some of the industry standouts who died during the past year, and the legacies they left.

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Marco’s Pizza names Tony Libardi president

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 16, 2018

The COO was given a promotion as the chain continues its expansion.

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Fatburger appoints new president, COO

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 20, 2018

A Papa John’s and Long John Silver’s veteran takes over the job, with the goal of global expansion.

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McAlister’s Deli names Joe Guith president

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 05, 2018

He had been Cinnabon’s brand president.

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Ron Shaich to focus on 'conscious capitalism'

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 16, 2011

Attention, Wall Street Occupiers: The sort of corporate conscience you’re demanding isn't alien to the restaurant business, as the trade’s leaders will be reminded at the 2012 Restaurant Leadership Conference.

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Behind the scenes with Hogsalt Hospitality’s founder and CEO

By Sara Rush Wirth on Apr. 21, 2014

Taking a less-than-traditional approach to restaurants, Brendan Sodikoff has launched a growing empire in Chicago in just over four years.

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