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Rick Kowalski

Chief Operating Officer
It's A Grind Coffee Franchise LLC
Member of the Food & Beverage Council

Rick Kowalski is currently the Chief Operating Officer at It's A Grind Coffee Franchise. He operates over 100 It's A Grind coffee houses that are primarily franchised. The company will double in size over the next year. There are currently seven company-owned It's A Grind locations. Mr. Kowalski is responsible for franchise and company operations, all marketing functions, training, supply chain, and quality assurance. Prior to It's A Grind Coffee Franchise, Mr. Kowalski was the Director of International Marketing for Dunkin Brands. He was responsible for over 3,000 Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins stores in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to Dunkin, Mr. Kowalski was Vice President of Food and Beverage for Hilton Hotels Corporation. He lead the F&B teams in over 280 company owned and managed hotels within the U.S. He has also held positions with Sizzler where he was Vice President of Marketing and KFC where he held both operations and marketing positions. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2005 - present Chief Operating Officer
It's A Grind Coffee Franchise LLC
2001 - 2005 Director of International Marketing
Dunkin' Brands, Inc
1997 - 2001 Vice President, Food & Beverage
Hilton Hotels Corporation

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McDonald's is positioned perfectly | 05-12-2008
Analysis of: McDonald's U.S. Sales Rebound | online.wsj.com
Author: Rick Kowalski, Chief Operating Officer, It's A Grind Coffee Franchise LLC

- The economy is working in favor of McDonalds. - Recent menu additions (coffee) are adding to average check.

Restaurant Margins Hammered | 05-09-2008
Analysis of: Restaurants Feel Sting Of Surging Costs, Debt | online.wsj.com
Author: Rick Kowalski, Chief Operating Officer, It's A Grind Coffee Franchise LLC

- Commodity prices are rising and distribution costs are up. - Consumers are not willing to accept menu price increases.

Starbucks New Strategy | 04-10-2008
Analysis of: Starbucks New Strategy | topics.nytimes.com
Author: Rick Kowalski, Chief Operating Officer, It's A Grind Coffee Franchise LLC

What is the objective of offering Starbucks new Pikes Place roast? Will the acquisition of Clover give SBUX a unique offering?

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