The Hospitality Management program at Kent State University is pleased to announce its 2016 Schwebel Lecture Series speaker, Rick Doody, chairman and founder of the Bravo | Brio Restaurant Group. The lecture will take place on Thursday, April 14, from 4-5 p.m. in Ritchie Hall, Room 214. Ritchie Hall is located at 225 Terrace Drive in Kent, Ohio. A reception will follow the lecture. This event is free and open to the public, and no reservations are required.
In 1992, Rick, his brother Chris Doody, and their executive chef Phil Yandolino opened their first restaurant – Bravo Cucina Italiana – in Columbus, Ohio. The Bravo | Brio Restaurant Group has grown to include more than 115 Bravo and Brio Tuscan Grille restaurants throughout the United States, with more than 11,000 employees and more than 17 million guests per year.
Doody is a member of the Young President’s Organization and the International Council of Shopping Center Owners and is a board member of the Cleveland Restaurant Association.
The Schwebel Baking Company of Youngstown, Ohio, is a major supporter of Kent State’s Hospitality Management program. The Schwebel family established an endowment for the program primarily to support an annual Schwebel Guest Lecture Series. In addition, the endowment has supported the development of the Catering and Research Kitchen, and other activities of the program.
For more information about Hospitality Management program at Kent State, visit www.kent.edu/ehhs/hm.
For more information about the 2016 Schwebel Lecture, contact Swathi Ravichandran, Ph.D., program coordinator of Kent State’s Hospitality Management program, at 330-672-7314 or sravicha@kent.edu.
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Rick Doody, chairman and founder of the Bravo | Brio Restaurant Group, will speak at Kent State University on April 14 for the Hospitality Management program’s 2016 Schwebel Lecture Series.
Media Note:
Interviews with Rick Doody, chairman and founder of the Bravo | Brio Restaurant Group, are available. To set up an interview with Doody at Kent State prior to his lecture, contact Swathi Ravichandran at 330-672-7314.
Media Contacts:
Swathi Ravichandran, sravicha@kent.edu, 330-672-7314
Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595