Grand Mere Restaurant Group
Victor Heutz has extensive experience in the restaurant industry, starting with their current role as President, CEO, and Cofounder of GM Restaurant Group. Prior to that, they worked as the Chief Operating Officer of Noodles & Company from 2016 to 2017. Victor also held the position of Vice President of U.S Franchise Operations at Buffalo Wild Wings in 2015. Before that, they worked at Starbucks for a significant period of time, serving as the Vice President of Operations. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing a region with over 600 stores and 11,000 employees, managing various aspects of operations including brand building, real estate site selection, store design, and P&L accountability. Victor worked at Starbucks from 2009 to 2015. Earlier in their career, Victor Heutz held the role of Region Vice President at Cold Stone Creamery, overseeing operations, growth, and development in the US Eastern Region. Victor also worked as a Market Leader for Franchise Operations at Burger King Corporation, responsible for franchise operations, marketing execution, financial analysis, and training implementation.
Victor Heutz completed their MBA in Business/Finance in 1999.
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Grand Mere Restaurant Group
Grand Mere Restaurant Group About Us Grand Mere Restaurant Group was founded in 2017 by Victor Heutz and Michael Cherney to pursue a growth strategy within the restaurant sector. Michael and Victor’s vision was to create a growth-oriented, best-in-class restaurant company that combined the founder’s unique experiences and successes in the restaurant industry and the investment industry. In October 2017, the Company acquired 23 underperforming Pizza Hut restaurants in Kansas and Missouri. Utilizing a playbook developed by Victor over 25+ years working in a variety of roles at many different companies, Grand Mere transformed the management and store-level culture of its first stores, which resulted in a significant and rapid operational and financial turnaround. Capitalizing on these early successes, the Company grew rapidly and very quickly became a leading operator in Pizza Hut. Since then the Company has grown to become a leading franchisee in the system with nearly 150 stores and 3,000+ employees. Its restaurants are top performers in the Pizza Hut system across nearly all operational and financial metrics. Its founders and operational leaders are considered go-to tactical and strategic leaders across all facets of the system. Culture and Approach: Take care of our people, who take care of our customers, which ultimately drives and grows the business Our Vision Build a performance driven organization that cares about its people and to create a great working environment in every restaurant, every day. Our Promise Ensure our teams have the tools and resources they need to serve our team members and customers Our Commitment Make decisions that help our teams serve our customers better and make our team’s jobs easier Our daily Mission Serve Hot, FAST, and great food with a smile in a clean and safe restaurant