Founded in 1960, Covelli Enterprises has grown to become the 4th largest franchisee in the United States and the single largest franchisee in the Panera Bread system. Previous owner and operator of 45 McDonald's franchises, Covelli currently owns and operates more than 300 Panera locations in 8 states including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. In addition to Panera Bread, Covelli Enterprises is also a franchisee of several Dairy Queen and O’Charley’s Restaurants. Recognized as having the highest rated restaurant operations and business practices in the industry, Sam Covelli has continually won operational awards for sales, exceptional service, cleanliness, and customer service. Recognized by Ernst and Young as their Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005, Covelli was then named Restaurateur of the Year. Covelli has also been inducted into the “Business Hall of Fame” of Northeast Ohio. Covelli Enterprises has a long history of giving back to the community. In 2017 alone, Covelli Enterprises donated more than $32 million dollars in unsold bread product and monetary support to local hunger relief agencies and other non-profit organizations in the communities where it does business.

The HRM Enterprises, Inc. family of companies is made up of the country’s largest independent hardware store, a Tripadvisor top rated restaurant, the always exciting Marketplace, and a campus that has become a destination for customers from near and far. Established in 1939, our local, family owned company is a leader in the markets we serve with 700 people who work each day to go beyond our customers’ expectations. We believe that to serve our customers at the highest levels we also need to serve our team members at the highest levels. We are committed to being a great place to work with Sundays off, no late evenings, great benefits and fun perks like company picnics, Christmas banquets, and discounted shopping. We also encourage our team members to excel and grow professionally by providing internal and external development with a commitment to help them find opportunities within the company.

Founded in 1960, Covelli Enterprises has grown to become the 4th largest franchisee in the United States and the single largest franchisee in the Panera Bread system. Previous owner and operator of 45 McDonald's franchises, Covelli currently owns and operates more than 300 Panera locations in 8 states including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. In addition to Panera Bread, Covelli Enterprises is also a franchisee of several Dairy Queen and O’Charley’s Restaurants. Recognized as having the highest rated restaurant operations and business practices in the industry, Sam Covelli has continually won operational awards for sales, exceptional service, cleanliness, and customer service. Recognized by Ernst and Young as their Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005, Covelli was then named Restaurateur of the Year. Covelli has also been inducted into the “Business Hall of Fame” of Northeast Ohio. Covelli Enterprises has a long history of giving back to the community. In 2017 alone, Covelli Enterprises donated more than $32 million dollars in unsold bread product and monetary support to local hunger relief agencies and other non-profit organizations in the communities where it does business.

Founded in 1873, the Duquesne Club has evolved from a fraternity of prominent industrialists into the finest city club in the country. Its members, who include leaders in business, industry, finance, education, government, medicine and the arts, cherish the Club because of the personal attention and exceptional service they receive in its historic landmark structure. Surrounded by elegant furnishings and works of art, members and their guests enjoy fine dining, social events, a world class health and fitness center, gracious overnight accommodations, and well-equipped conference facilities. With its 325 dedicated employees, outstanding facilities, central location, and responsiveness to its members’ needs, the Duquesne Club is America’s preeminent and most respected private city club.

DiRusso's Sausage, Inc. produces the finest Italian sausage products available with a priority on quality control, food safety, and customer service.

KENDALL HOUSE, INC. is a company based out of 1207 LINCOLNWAY, EAST, MASSILLON, Ohio, United States.

RUBBER CITY ARCHES, LLC is a restaurants company based out of 388 S MAIN ST, Akron, Ohio, United States.

A franchise of Buffalo Wild Wings, Marcos Pizza, and Rusty Taco with a portfolio of 55 Buffalo Wild Wings locations in California, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia. Nine Marcos Pizza in Western Ohio, and one Rusty Taco in Maumee, Ohio. The growth continues for Grube Inc.

• Advise as confidante to players on club selection, yard measurement, and play situation • Requested to work in high-stakes tournament and volunteered to assist other positions during a high-volume time as to not let customer service levels dip; exceeding customer expectations • Consistently provided extremely high levels of customer service and assistance to players and was selected to caddy the U.S. Open Qualifier at The Lakes and Brookside

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Founded in 1972 by Michael C. Bellas, BMC began as a data services firm, publishing a series of beverage market reports and a comprehensive beverage directory. Today, our research and data division, BMC Research, offers more than 30 U.S. and global market reports regarding the beverage industry. In addition, BMC Research is also home to the beverage industry’s first ever all-inclusive, all-channel database with market forecasts—DrinkTellTM. In the 1990s, BMC expanded into the management consulting and advisory sectors. Today, BMC Strategic Associates offers a wide range of management consulting services throughout the supply chain to companies, entrepreneurs and investors through in-depth knowledge and experience, while BMC Advisors handles the financial needs of CPG and finance industry clients. At present, our staff counts among its ranks many of the most knowledgeable beverage, food and CPG experts in the world. With distinguished records of success in their professional careers along with diversified nationality and professional experiences, our staff members help industry leaders, emerging companies and investment firms thrive in a competitive and continually evolving marketplace. In addition, our global network of contacts enables us to maintain the most thorough and up-to-date reserve of industry-related knowledge anywhere. In addition, for more than two decades, BMC has annually co-hosted The Beverage Forum, gathering global industry leaders and experts to discuss the current and future status of the global beverage industry. In the past few years, we’ve added our successful interactive breakout sessions that deliver essential industry information and thought-provoking analysis.