Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> June 7, 1999

Michael Weinstein – Ark Restaurants

MICHAEL WEINSTEIN is President and CEO of Ark Restaurants Corp. He began his career as a restaurateur in 1975 when he opened the Museum Caf on the Upper West Side in New York City. He gradually grew his business into what is now the publicly owned Ark Restaurants Corp., which he launched in 1982. Through its subsidiaries, Ark owns and operates 22 restaurants and bars, 26 fast food concepts, catering operations, and wholesale and retail bakeries. Profile
TWST: Give us a quick overview and a little bit of history of Ark

Restaurants to set the stage for the readers.

Mr. Weinstein: Ark Restaurants started out in 1983 as a holding company

to hold