Bennigan's Grill & Tavern Hosts Worldwide General Manager Conference, Honors Top Performers.PLANO, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S. -- It's not just the luck of the Irish that keeps Bennigan's running smoothly; a dedicated team of leaders is essential for success. Bennigan's Grill Grill may refer to: In food:
The conference also featured training sessions and a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. by world-renowned speaker and best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best author Tom Feltenstein. "Our general managers are such an integral part of the Bennigan's team, and the conference gave us an opportunity to recognize not only the GMs, but our vendors, franchisees and area directors from all parts of the U.S. and the world," said Clay Dover, executive vice president and chief concept officer for Metromedia Restaurant Group Metromedia Restaurant Group is a United States casual dining company that operates and franchises more than 800 restaurants under the names Bennigan's, Bonanza, Ponderosa, Steak and Ale, The Plano Tavern, The Southlake Tavern and the 29 Degree Tavern. . "We look forward to the year ahead and the exciting developments on the horizon for Bennigan's." Bennigan's honored outstanding performers in the following categories: General Manager of the Year (Company): Sergio Valadez; El Paso, Texas Danny Loose; Chicago, Illinois Rob Auw; Chicago, Illinois Jean Howard; Clearwater, Florida General Manager of the Year (Franchisee): Kelley White; Saginaw, Michigan Christian Cook; Tampa, Florida Betty Bucio; Yucatan, Mexico Sang Heon Lee; Anaheim, California Project Phoenix Award: Isidro Escalante; Austin, Texas The Project Phoenix Award, a new category this year, celebrates Bennigan's stores that have been remodeled and updated within the last year. Franchisee of the Year: Mitch Walker; Team Irish Jeff Tompkins; Labelle Management RiseON Korea (International) Multi-Unit Award of the Year (Company): Kim Cross; Chicago, IL Multi-Unit Award of the Year (Franchisee): Shawn Finn; Dallas, TX Vendors of the Year: Arden Kitchens - New Vendor Ventura Foods - Vendor of 2006 Rochester Meats - Vendor of 2006 Coors - Beer Vendor E&J Gallo - Wine Vendor Diageo - Spirits Vendor Highest Mystery Shop Award (Company): Kim Jackson; Chicago, Illinois Scott McCary; Albuquerque, New Mexico Tami Drake; St. Petersburg, Florida Melissa Maya; Elyria, Ohio Highest Mystery Shop Award (Franchisee): Kelley White; Saginaw, Michigan Dan Kuhn; Kalamazoo, Michigan Al Seguin; Flint, Michigan Bruce Bouwens; Walker, Michigan Highest Sales Increase Award (Company): Brandon Bowling; Plano, Texas Sergio Valadez; El Paso, Texas Ellen Martin; Allen, Texas Mike Haney; Houston, Texas Highest Sales Increase Award (Franchisee): Brian Lacombe; New Orleans, Louisiana Richard Marier; San Antonio, TX Gerardo Lopez Cisneros; Matamoros, Mexico Julio Duran; Panama City, Panama Highest Sales Award (Company): Rob Auw; Chicago, Illinois Highest Sales Award (Domestic Franchisee): Christian Cook; Tampa, Florida Highest Sales Award (International Franchisee): Joo Hwan Lee; Seoul, Korea St. Patrick's Day Award: Sergio Valadez; El Paso, Texas Rob Auw; Chicago, Illinois BOL, Inc.; Louisiana Extreme Planet; Panama *Additional photos available upon request. About Bennigan's Grill & Tavern Since 1976, Bennigan's has been offering customers a diverse food and drink menu with an Irish influence in a classic grill & tavern setting. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Bennigan's has over 310 locations in 10 countries, and is owned by Metromedia Restaurant Group (MRG MRG Merge MRG Minority Rights Group International MRG Mad River Glen (Vermont) MRG Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche (French: Left Radical Movement) MRG Manyetik Rezonans Görüntüleme ), one of the world's leading multi-concept table-service restaurant groups. Other MRG concepts include Steak and Ale Steak and Ale is a semi-casual dining American restaurant chain founded by Norman E. Brinker with over 60 locations in 19 states in the United States. It is part of the Metromedia Restaurant Group, which also leases franchises for Bennigan's, Bonanza, and Ponderosa restaurants. , Ponderosa Steakhouse, Bonanza Bonanza saga of the Cartwright family. [TV: Terrace, I, 111–112] See : Wild West Steakhouse and The Plano Tavern. Additional information on Bennigan's is available at www.bennigans.com. |
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