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Ground
Round Grill & Bar in Grand Rapids, MN Receives
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National
Recognition as 2017 Restaurant of the Year,
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Awarded
by the Ground Round Chain!
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Grand
Rapids, MN & Freeport, ME – April 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / The
Ground Round Grill &
Bar, located at 1001 S Pokegama Ave, Grand Rapids, MN, was named 2017
Restaurant of the Year by the national chain. The award is based on overall
results, contribution to the brand and community it serves, and the overall
quality of its operations. The Grand Rapids, MN Ground Round has served
its community for 15 years and continues to be a peak performer for the
brand. They have enjoyed steady growth over the last few years which can
be directly attributed to the ongoing support of the location’s owners,
and an experienced management team and staff. The location sees very little
turnover, and that is a direct reflection of the positive environment skillfully
created for employees. “The location’s General Manager, Dennis Reiff, has
been with the location since day one and is an active participant in the
brand’s Menu Development Committee and is always willing to assist brand
leadership as needed,” states Jack Crawford, President & CEO of Ground
Round Independent Owners Cooperative (IOC), who announced the award at
the brand’s annual convention in Cape Coral, FL in late February.
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Mike
Ludwig, Director of Operations for the Ground
Round, presented the award to the Grand Rapids team a few weeks later
at a staff meeting. General Manager Dennis Reiff, a longtime leader in
the brand, noted “This isn’t my award, it’s the staff’s award. They made
it happen and they continue to make us successful.” Mike Ludwig reported
that the staff of the restaurant replied, “We’d be lost without Dennis’
leadership.”
The
Grand Rapids location has been
open for 15 years as of January 2018 and owned by the Burggraf family since
its opening in 2003. The location employs 45 people. The Burggrafs were
founding members of the Ground Round, IOC, LLC in 2004.
About
Ground Round IOC Ground Round operates restaurants in 10 states spread
across the Midwest and Northeast areas of the United States, with headquarters
based in Freeport, ME. Grand Rapids is one of five Ground Round restaurants
in Minnesota. Other Minnesota locations include Rochester, Waconia, Winona
and Worthington. For more information, visit www.groundround.com.
Company
Contact:
Jack
Crawford
President
& CEO
Ground
Round
Independent
Owners Cooperative (IOC) |