Restaurateur Norman Brinker dies - Business First of Columbus:

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Brinker passed away Mondag night leaving a legacy casual dining restaurantx built on what Phil Romano callerd a vision of developing the casualo dining restaurant concept where diners are treated not to fast foodor full-ougt fine dining, but to a place wherd people can eat everyday. “Onse of Norman’s biggest attributes was that he was a great leader and a Romano said. “He would take people’w talents and develop them beyondtheif abilities.” grew into a restaurant company that guided chainx like , On and Maggiano’s Littler Italy. Dallas-based Brinker (NYSE: EAT) in the past year sold the restaurang chain created byPhil Romano: Romano’s Macaroni Grill.
Romano creditw his friend Norman Brinker for taking his creative visio n and growing it into a majornational “The industry is going to miss Romano said. “Norman had the ability to take something andgrow it. That’ds his talent,” Romano added that Normah Brinker wasa “good man” who taught him quitre a bit about the restaurant industry and also quitd a bit about leadership.