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Article: Ron Walker spearheads Captain D's turnaround.(Brief Article)
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- Seafood Business
- Article date:
- September 1, 2000
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Company veteran exercised patience in chain's "fast-casual" revamp
Restaurant managers often describe themselves as Jacks of all trades -- manager one minute, dishwasher the next. This work ethic holds true as much for small, independent restaurateurs as for national seafood chains with more than 500 units. Just ask Ron Walker. He has filled every job imaginable at Captain D's; in some cases, it's been part of his job description, but in others, he's simply done what was needed to keep the seafood chain on track.
Walker started as a manager trainee with Shoney's, the parent company of the Nashville, Tenn., seafood chain, in 1980. He earned the title of ...