Applebee's International Hosts First World GM Conference; Celebrates Opening of 1,300th Restaurant.Business Editors OVERLAND PARK Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2001 More than 1,000 associates from as far away as Kuwait City recently attended the first World General Managers Conference hosted by Applebee's International, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPB APPB Array Processor with Pipelined Bus APPB Application Builder ). This meeting marked the first time general managers, field management and home office professionals from both the company and 66 franchise organizations worldwide gathered for one company-wide meeting. Participants previewed marketing, menu promotion and growth plans, recognized sales leaders and honored four general managers with the Best Neighbor Award, the company's most prestigious community service recognition. Tod Callioras, General Manager of Applebee's in Farmingdale, New York Farmingdale is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 8,399 at the 2000 census. The 'Village of Farmingdale is inside the Town of Oyster Bay. Farmingdale School District includes parts of both Nassau County and Suffolk County. , received one of the Best Neighbor awards. "Tod is an outstanding role model for his community involvement," said Ed Doherty Ed Doherty, M.D. is a New Brunswick ophthalmologist and politician. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Saint John Harbour. A Liberal, he was elected in a by-election on November 14, 2005 in a race for a seat previously held by the New , president of Doherty Enterprises, Inc., an Applebee's franchisee in the northeast. Bret Ruff, General Manager of Applebee's in Warrensburg, Missouri Warrensburg is a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,340 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson CountyGR6. The Warrensburg Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Johnson County. , was honored for his dedication as a business leader and a community leader. "Bret has created an environment that encourages his entire team to become involved," said Carin Stutz, Senior Vice President of Company Operations for Applebee's International. Todd Olson, General Manager of Applebee's in Ames, Iowa Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa, about 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. It is the principal city of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Story County, Iowa and which, when combined with the , was similarly honored. "Todd and his staff have truly become a vital part of their neighborhood," said David Rolph, president of Apple Corps, L.P., another Applebee's franchisee. Pittsfield, Massachusetts, General Manager Billy Greer was recognized as well. "Billy is a shining example of the kind of neighbor that we all strive to be in our communities," said Stutz. Applebee's International also celebrated the opening of the concept's 1,300th restaurant in Massillon, Ohio, on April 2nd. This is the 59th restaurant owned and operated by franchisee Apple American. "This will be the ninth consecutive year we open more than 100 restaurants worldwide," said Lloyd L. Hill, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We operate our businesses one restaurant at a time, one neighborhood at a time. The new Massillon, Ohio, location is just as exciting for us as the first restaurant was for Bill Palmer, our founder." Applebee's International, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPB), headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is located in Johnson County, a satellite city of Kansas City, and is near Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village and Leawood. In 2006, the estimated population is 167,500. , currently develops, franchises and operates restaurants under the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar brand, the largest casual-dining concept in the world. There are currently 1,304 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in 49 states and eight international countries. Additional information on Applebee's International can be found at the company's website (www.applebees.com). |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion