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Growth and purpose
As Demos’ continues to invest in its people, the company is also looking ahead to its next chapter of growth and development. That means finding new ways to extend its people-first approach beyond its traditional restaurant footprint – a strategy reflected in its recent partnership with Middle Tennessee State University.
“ We now have a contract with the Middle Tennessee State University to lease space in their Student Union Building, as well as a separate contract to provide catering services,” Peter details.“ For our restaurant on campus, we built the menu around our fastest menu items. What’ s amazing is that, on average, only 43 seconds pass between the time a student places an order and the time they receive their food. If we can replicate the concept at other universities, we’ d like to explore that opportunity.”
Nearly four decades after Jim and Doris Demos opened their first restaurant, the company they built continues to evolve without losing sight of what made it special in the first place. From investing in its people
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