Article: Making the list: newcomers to the Top 400 make their marks in a variety of segments. (Business).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Not everyone would privatize a successful public company, especially during the late 1990s. But then, not everyone has Charles Sarkis' vision.

"We were a strong company and could finance the transition of going back to private ownership," says Sarkis, president and CEO of Boston-based Back Bay Restaurant Group. As head of a public company, Sarkis was forced to focus on short-term results rather than plan a long-term strategy.

Back Bay now encompasses a variety of single-unit restaurants (Abe & Louie's, Charley's Eating & Drinking Saloon, Famous Atlantic Fish and more) and two chains--Joe's American Bar & Grill and Papa Razzi--that are among 21 concepts ...

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