Maggiano's Little Italy
Stacey Hunter (Johnson) currently serves as the Senior Director of Finance at Maggiano's Little Italy, a position held since 2011. In this role, Stacey oversees the finance department, leading the development of annual finance strategies, budgets, and forecasts to ensure fiscal responsibility and operational effectiveness across multiple restaurant locations. Key achievements include implementing a new labor model post-pandemic, enhancing profitability, and leading the cross-functional Refresh Program for restaurant design. Prior to this role, Stacey was the Director of Finance, providing strategic financial oversight for 49 restaurants and driving initiatives for cost optimizations and margin improvements. Stacey's earlier experience includes serving as Senior Business Manager at Brinker International, focusing on business performance analysis and budgeting processes. Stacey holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas A&M University-Commerce.
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Maggiano's Little Italy
Even with excellent people, you cannot build the best restaurant company overnight. We've chosen to follow a sensible, well-managed and well-paced growth plan that will allow us to have a strong, long-term presence in every major U.S. metropolitan market from coast to coast. Maggiano's Little Italy® truly is a very special group of restaurants. Technically, we're a "chain," but in principle, we're more like an extended family. Each restaurant is similar in menu and philosophy but is built to reflect the history of its host city. Inside, high-energy, full-service dining rooms reminiscent of pre-war Little Italy, elegant banquet facilities and customer-friendly carryout leave no doubt you're visiting an authentic Maggiano's restaurant. When we talk about our culture, we talk about our people and our food in equal doses with a healthy addition of passion. It's a recipe that has yielded great results. We've become a place where people find a permanent home. From entry-level employees to the most senior of our staff, our people call Maggiano's "family." This may explain why we have one of the lowest turnover rates in the industry. Our passion for people, food and service unites us all. Our common goal is to build Maggiano's into the best Southern Italian Restaurant Company. Not the biggest, just the best. How will we do it? By providing the tools our people need to be successful and, more importantly, by providing personalized time and support to each individual.