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William Eaton '61, Chairman of the Board, Cini-Little International
William Eaton is chairman of Cini-Little International, which provides design, operational, and management consulting services in the functional areas of foodservice and hospitality. He has been in the foodservice industry since attending Cornell University, when a summer job at the Statler Hotel convinced him to change his major from engineering physics to hotel administration. Read more...

Nick Bayer '00, President and CEO, Saxbys Coffee
Nick Bayer is the President and C.E.O. of Saxbys Coffee Worldwide, a franchisor of gourmet coffee shops under the brand Saxbys Coffee®, as well as a roaster and wholesaler of coffee products under both the Saxbys Coffee® and Bucks County Coffee® brands. Nick has guided the company to 35 units in 9 states since co-founding Saxbys in August of 2005. With system wide retail sales of over $15MM, a growing presence of gourmet coffee products in over 400 grocery stores and a burgeoning food service division, Saxbys is positioned to become a dominant multi-regional brand for years to come. Read more...

Zach Koff '02, Director of Operations, SHAKE SHACK
Zach graduated from the Cornell Hotel School in 2002 and began work for BRAVO! Development Inc (now the BRAVO/BRIO Restaurant Group) in New Orleans.  For the next 8 years, he managed and opened new market locations for the company in San Antonio, Chicago and Oklahoma City. In 2010, Zach joined SHAKE SHACK (a part of Union Square Hospitality Group) as the company began its plans to expand its operations outside of New York.  For the past year, he has helped integrate SHAKE SHACK into the Miami community and has plans to open additional locations in Southern Florida.  Currently he is gearing up to open the next SHAKE SHACK in Washington DC, but not before he gets married in Austin, Texas 6 days after this event!

Jay Treadwell '61, Principal, Optimum Hospitality Services
John P. "Jay" Treadwell is a principal in Optimum Hospitality Services. He has 48 years of experience as a leader and consultant in development and management of institutional, restaurant, conference center, and other foodservice operations. In 1961, Mr. Treadwell earned a BS from the School of Hotel Administration. His early employment included being an officer in the U.S. Navy, where he successfully turned around a money-losing officers' club. After the Navy, Mr. Treadwell joined Pan American World Airways as a supervisor of cost control in their in-flight division. He rose in the ranks to become manager of food and beverage operations responsible for 18 flight kitchens and 3 frozen food kitchens worldwide. He later became senior director of in-flight services and was instrumental in the development of cabin systems for the Boeing 747. It was his idea to have a no-smoking section on an aircraft in 1971; previously there had not been one on any airline. Read more...

Amy Riolo '95, Food Historian, Author and Culinary Consultant
Amy Riolo is an internationally recognized expert known for fusing the worlds of cuisine, culture, and history in her work. An award – winning author, popular lecturer, food historian, food writer, culinary consultant, and cooking instructor, she was dubbed the “Cook to the Kings” by a Cairo newspaper in 2008.  A successful culinary consultant, Amy enjoys developing concepts, menus, action plans, recipes, training seminars and guides, and themes for corporations, restaurants, and hotels. She has consulted and worked as a spokesperson for international business owners on bakeries, cafes, restaurants and stores. Read more...