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Bruce Kaplan
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- Northbrook, IL
- United States
- Good Eats Restaurant Company
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- Title
- Managing Partner
- Company
- Good Eats Restaurant Company
- Restaurant Segment
- Casual Dining
- I work at the unit level and my role is
- Owner
- I work at the corporate level and my functional area is
- Not Applicable
- I work for the foodservice industry and my profession is
- Not Applicable
- In which categories do you purchase, or specify the purchase of products for your organization?
- Chemicals, Dry Goods, Equipment, Liquor / Wine / Beer, Paper Goods, Systems (technology), Services
- Interests
- Discovering New Food, Discovering New Wines, Finding Investors, Learning, Making Friends, Networking, New Locations, Organic Foods
- Personal Quote
- Treat everyone the way you want to be treated.
- Biography
- Executive that builds strong bottom line service businesses with great people at every level. Strong background in operational excellence, staff training, development, management, and leadership including client relations, sales, marketing, on and off premise catering, purchasing and inventory control. Demonstrated ability to multi-task various projects, analyze complex situations, design innovative solutions and implement plans.
Key executive player in the growth of the Sports and Entertainment group from $15MM to $600MM. Directed all operational activities related to thirty operations within the United States and Canada sales were $250MM These operations encompass the full spectrum of food services from private club and full restaurant to skybox catering, special event catering and concessions.
• P & L responsibility for the region from 2001-2006 delivered 33% of top line sales and 45% of net profits for the company. Exceeded budgeted sales 10-12% and EBITDAR 8-10% per year.
• Mentored, managed and trained a Regional support staff of 12, 40 Property Directors of Operations, and Executive Chefs. 12 direct reports with 4,000 operational reports.
• Successfully developed 8 Directors of Operations and Executive Chef’s to Regional support roles.
• Established, identified and executed strategic plans and direction of unit operations and group goals including proforma, forecasting, cash flow and trend analysis.
- Years in the Industry
- I have been in the industry for 25 years
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