Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> July 15, 2002
JAMES M. BURKE is co-founder, President and Chief Operating Officer,
Assistant Secretary and Director of publicly held Eateries, Inc., and
its 26 state, 76-unit chain of Garfield's restaurants, Garcia's Mexican
restaurants and Pepperoni Grill Italian bistros. Mr. Burke and Eateries'
Chairman and CEO, Dr. Vincent F. Orza, have grown Eateries, Inc. from an
idea to over $100 million in annual sales. Mr. Burke and Eateries, Inc.
were recipients of the '2000 Vision Award' from the Exchange Club of
Oklahoma City; 1998 ranked number one among 'Oklahoma's Top 50 Publicly
Traded Companies;' were finalists for Neighborhood Restaurant Awards by
the National Restaurant Association for work in the community; were
voted one of the 'Top 100 Best Small Companies in America' in May 1994
by Businessweek magazine; and were recipients of the 1993 'Blue Chip
Enterprise Award' from the US Chamber of Commerce and Nation's Business
magazine and the 19th Fastest Growing Small Public Company in America by
Inc. magazine. Mr. Burke earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma
City University. Profile
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Mr. Burke: Eateries is a publicly held, full-service dinner house chain.
We operate 76
