Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> January 1, 2001

George Chapdelaine – Boston Restaurant Associates Inc (brai)

GEORGE R. CHAPDELAINE was elected President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Boston Restaurant Associates, Inc., in April 1994. Mr. Chapdelaine joined a predecessor of the Company in 1982 and served as its President, Chief Executive Officer and a director until it was acquired by the company in April 1994. Prior to 1982, Mr. Chapdelaine worked in the food service industry in various capacities, including as an independent marketing consultant, a general manager of the Food Service division for H.P. Hood, Inc., and a sales manager for Chiquita Brands, a subsidiary of United Brands. Mr. Chapdelaine holds an MBA from Clark University and graduated with a BS in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Oklahoma State University. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association. Profile
TWST: Could you give an overview and brief history of Boston Restaurant

Associates?

Mr. Chapdelaine: The company will do approximately $22 million this

year. It's divided into two concepts.