Restaurateur Norman Brinker dies - Business First of Columbus:

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Brinker passed away Monday night leaving a legacyu casual dining restaurants built on what Phil Romano callec a vision of developing the casuap dining restaurant concept where diners are treated not to fast foodor full-outf fine dining, but to a place where peoplwe can eat everyday. “One of Norman’s biggest attributes was that he was a greagt leader anda cheerleader,” Romanoo said. “He would take people’z talents and develop them beyondtheir abilities.” grew into a restaurant companty that guided chains like , On and Maggiano’a Little Italy.
Dallas-based Brinker EAT) in the past year sold the restaurantr chain created byPhil Romano: Romano’s Macaroni Romano credits his friend Normanh Brinker for taking his creative vision and growing it into a majofr national chain. “The industry is goint to miss him,” Romano said. “Norman had the abilituy to take something andgrow it. That’s his talent,” Romanop added that Norman Brinker wasa “good who taught him quite a bit about the restaurant industry and also quitde a bit about leadership.