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We also believe strongly that it is our commitment to our culture , our people , and our communities that has allowed us to remain standing , and those will be the very things that drive our success as we begin growing again this year
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For thirty years , Fifth Group Restaurants ( FGR ) has been serving Georgia a mix of seafood , Italian , European , Mexican , and Southern cuisines across its locations . The enterprise ’ s name refers to the five groups of people that it strives to care for : staff , guests , communities , purveyors , and investors , in that order . Food Chain sits down with Stuart Fierman , Vice President of Operations and Operating Partner , to discuss being in the right place at the right time and putting people at the top of the agenda . “ We started as two guys opening a restaurant , and really plucking all the right chords at exactly the right time ,” Stuart begins . “ There were no contemporary southern restaurants in the region before we opened up in Midtown Atlanta . We were among the first casual fine-dining restaurants as the area was becoming the city ’ s central hub for arts and culture . Working in the restaurant industry in the 90s was different . You might
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