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The Power 20

This year's 20 elite leaders of the restaurant industry

The Power 20

Fox Restaurant Concepts

 Mar. 14, 2017

Sam Fox’s Phoenix-based group has grown from a local leader to one gaining national attention. Since launching in 1998, it’s evolved to 15 concepts...

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Restaurant Brands International

 Apr. 10, 2018

The owner of Burger King isn’t a frequent restaurant investor, but when it does make an investment, it goes big—and has a major impact on the restaurant market in the process.

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Power 20 2017

Mar. 14, 2017

Restaurant Business's annual Power 20 list highlights multiconcept operators with regional success that are shaping the restaurant industry.

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Union Square Hospitality Group

Mar. 14, 2017

Embracing change is a common thread among the MCOs on our list. When you’re the gold-standard group that so many others are chasing, it’s a...

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Golden Gate Capital

Apr. 10, 2018

The San Francisco-based private-equity firm has more than $15 billion in investments in a wide variety of sectors, from software to financial services.

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Gerard Craft

Mar. 10, 2016

When people hear St. Louis, a great dining city isn’t necessarily what they picture. But Gerard Craft—who last year became the first St. Louis-based chef...

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Concentrics

Mar. 14, 2017

What started as an idea to open just one restaurant has grown into a multiconcept operation with restaurants in several states—and upcoming projects that...

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Ashley Christensen

Mar. 11, 2016

Throwing dinner parties while a student at North Carolina State University sparked Ashley Christensen’s passion for cooking—a passion that she turned...

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Ark Restaurants

Mar. 14, 2017

The only public company on this list, Ark Restaurants is approached about once a quarter by investment bankers to go private, said CEO Michael Weinstein in...

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Jose Garces

Mar. 11, 2016

Jose Garces fell in love with Philadelphia when he came to work for restaurateur Stephen Starr after stints in Spain and New York. “I felt immediately that...

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