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Athens, Ga, Us

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

+ Conceptualized and established a successful 1,200 SF restaurant. Hired an eight-member team. Developed and implemented employee process and procedures. Negotiated vendor contracts. + Created and executed a strategic marketing campaign to build awareness within the community and drive patrons to the restaurant. + Earned #1 ranking out of 10 franchised restaurants for sales production.+ Designed an improved purchasing and distribution program that was implemented company-wide across all franchises, reducing annual expenditures by $15K per location.+ Revamped employee training program, consolidated recipes, and improved product yield methodologies that went on to be adopted nationwide.+ Launched social media campaigns that boosted restaurant traffic by 10 - 20% on Sundays and holidays and increased the average check amount to $14.+ Coached and developed the restaurant General Manager into a Managing Partner with the company.

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Develop, manage national and regional restaurant chain business in excess of $55.0M in annual revenue of cooked/raw custom produced foodservice products.+ Completed sales growth targets resulting in $ 8 M revenue growth in the first 12 months.+ Key accounts include Freddy’s, Focus Brands, Popeyes, Disney Theme Parks, Zaxby’s, Inspire Brands (Arby’s), CKE, and Taco John’s.+ Led cross functional team for rollout of Freddy’s raw ground beef business, $40+ M annual revenue.+ Manage monthly pricing administration. + Targeted utilization of Culinary Team for customer focused product ideation.

Fairfield, Nj, Us

+ Recruited by a provider of premium cheeses to implement the overall sales process, including lead development, negotiations, and account management to drive $2.1M in annual revenue.+ Secured key accounts such as Burger King, Frito Lay North America, Popeyes, Applebee's, Hop Doddy Burger Bar, What A Burger, and Zaxby's.+ Designed a go-to-market strategy for new vegan cheese products at national chains (e.g., Taco Bell) that were projected to generate $60M in annual revenue.+ Created risk management strategies that mitigated large price fluctuations.

Toronto, On, Ca

+ Managed 12 national accounts (e.g., Popeyes, Carl's Jr., Arby's, Hooters, etc.) to drive $125M in annual sales for the world's largest manufacturer of frozen potatoes and appetizers.+ Increased annual sales volume by 20M+ lbs., representing $25M in overall revenue growth.+ Created an improved distribution program that decreased annual warehouse costs by $1M.+ Spearheaded projects with cross-functional teams to commercialize 12 new appetizer products for national chains.+ Optimized inventory levels by increasing the accuracy of production forecasting and demand planning.+ Supported instructor-led operations management training programs for Hooters, Popeyes, Zaxby's, and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store to maximize customer satisfaction and retention.

Toronto, On, Ca

Responsible for a very agressive growth plan, for over 45 Regional Chain Account Customers, located in Georgia and Alabama. Contract negoitiations, P and L Management and driving new product placement, with mininal broker management responsibilities.

Houston, Tx, Us

Managed three large National Chain Customers with sales of 25 million annually. Responsible for forecasting, weekly reporting, inventory management, special orders, new stores openings; fostered strong internal communications. Strong concentration on mantaining positive relationship with account base on a unit level.

Houston, Tx, Us

Day to day responsibilities included, new account aquisition, existing account penetration, collections and managing relationships at all levels. Territory generated 4.5 million dollars of annaul sales revenue; comprised of a two county georgraphic territory in West Georgia.

Responsible for the day to day operation of a 4 million dollar annual revenue, multi-faceted Food and Beverage Operation that included P and L Management, Food and Beverage Purchasing, Special Banquet Function Planning, Human Resources and overall Club Member Satisfaction.

Managed the day to day operation of a 350 member private club. Facility provided an 18 hole golf course 6 hard surface tennis courts, two swimming pools, a driving range and complete food & beverage services.

Bachelor Of Science, Food And Beverage Management

High School Diploma