Restaurant Hospitalitymagazine recently released its list of theTop 25 Multiconcept Companiesin America. Five of the companies honored by the magazine were founded by a CIA graduate and two more have alumni in the top culinary job.
The editors ofRestaurant Hospitalityreferred to these 25 organizations as “supercool multiconcept restaurant companies that are changing the face of dining in America.”
Those with CIA alumni in top positions are:
- Charlie Palmer Group Charlie Palmer ’79,founder
- Richard Sandoval Restaurants Richard Sandoval ’91,chef, founder, and CEO
- Besh Restaurant Group John Besh ’92,founder and executive chef
- David Burke Restaurants David Burke ’82,founder and executive chef
- Bonanno Concepts Frank Bonanno ’96,chef and proprietor
- Capital Restaurant Concepts Bryan Yealy ’88,corporate chef
- Sage Restaurant Group Michael Carr-Turnbough ’82,senior vice president of culinary
Published by Stephanie To
08/27/13
